In 1986 reactor number 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded. The resulting radioactive cloud settled over much of Eastern Europe. The extreme danger from the cloud, forced the evacuation of over 300,000 people. Today, over twenty years later, the countries most affected are still dealing with the aftermath.
Photographer Paul Fusco has created an amazing photo essay documenting the aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown in Belarus. According to official estimates, over 60% of the fallout landed in Belarus.
Check out the essay. The pictures are captivating. Chernobyl Legacy
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A very new study in Germany showed for children up to 5 years a strong coincidence of cancer with living near a nuclear power plant. Within 5 km distance they found from 1980 -2003 that 77 children got some kind of cancer, therefrom 37 leucemia. The statistical average would have been 48, respectively 17 cases.
A real explanation can’t be given at the moment.
But this was found for all 16 locations of nuclear power plants!
I wonder if nuclear power can really be safe basically!
Other technologies would be much safer for the people!!!
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