Forgotten victims. (of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster)(includes a related article on the nuclear power industry) From: The Humanist | Date: July 1, 1996| Author: Goldin, Milton | COPYRIGHT 1996 American Humanist Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

It has been 10 years since the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident, and a review of international relief efforts shows how poorly the disaster was handled. Belarus and the Ukraine are struggling with the economic ramifications of the incident, and the number of radiation victims is still unknown.

On April 26, 1986, at 1:23 AM local time in the obscure Ukrainian town of Pripyat, the number four reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded. It was, by any reckoning, the most cata...

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