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Chernobyl Issues
Updated 9/26/06

The photo taken on April 14, 2006 shows reactor No. 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, 130 kilometers north of Kiev, capital of Ukraine. Ukraine prepares to mark the 20th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear leakage triggered by an explosion happening at reactor No. 4 on April 26, 1986.

The disaster that occured at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in April of 1986, was not some unfortunate incident that happened in a faraway country, long ago. The radiation from Chernobyl traveled to every corner of the globe, and its enduring effects on human health are still being revealed. This page will present news articles and studies illustrating the long term ramifications of the Chernobyl disaster, and its necessary role in determining global energy policy.

Chernolbyl news Reports and web resources

August 2006

• 8-17-06 Reaction from Black Sea Residents on Akdag’s Chernobyl Report Hurriyet, Turkey
• 8-17-06 Chernobyl Disaster Did Not Cause Rise in Cancer in Northern Turkey: Minister NTV MSNBC, Turkey

May 2006

• 5-10-06 Commentary: A Tour of Chernobyl, 20 Years After Albuquerque Tribune, NM
• 5-2-06 Bush's Nuclear Madness Alternet.org, US

April 2006

• 4-30-06 Hal Rothman Remembers the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster, and Cautions the American Public Against Repeating it Las Vegas Sun, NV
• 4-29-06 Kiev Rally Demands Pension Raise for Chernobyl Survivors Ria Novosti, Russia
• 4-26-06 East, West Germany Dealt Differently With Chernobyl Deutsche Welle, Germany
• 4-26-06 A Nuclear Waste: UN Condemned for Promoting 'Peaceful' Nuclear Technology OneWorld.com, US
• 4-24-06 Up to 8000 Russians Died From Chernobyl Accident: Official Z News, India
• 4-24-06 20th Anniversary of Chernobyl Disaster Reminds Locals of Lost Homes Voice of America, US
• 4-24-06 Chernobyl Scientist Warns of 'Nuclear Folly' Telegraph, UK
• 4-24-06 Chernobyl-Area Food Major Source 0f Radiation - Chief Doctor Ria Novosti, Russia
• 4-24-06 Can You Hear the Echo of Chernobyl 20 Years on? Reuters, US
• 4-24-06 Chernobyl Containment Structure Stalled Political Gateway, FL
• 4-24-06 Chernobyl: 20 Years on MosNews, Russia
• 4-23-06 The Long Shadow of Chernobyl Toronto Sun, Canada
• 4-23-06 Truth Still Radioactive 20 Years After Chernobyl TMCnet, US
• 4-23-06 Chernobyl Legacy Hangs Over Swiss Energy Policy Swissinfo, Switzerland
• 4-23-06 Chernobyl Legacy Marked by Debate San Jose Mercury News, CA
• 4-23-06 Helping to Soothe Pain, Fear After Chernobyl Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA
• 4-23-06 Remembering Chernobyl IC Wales, Wales
• 4-23-06 Villagers Return to Chernobyl's Shadow Houston Chronicle, TX
• 4-23-06 Chernobyl's Generations of Suffering Guardian, UK
• 4-23-06 Chernobyl Still Poisons Bodies and Minds Chicago Tribune, IL
• 4-22-06 Researchers Look to Japan for Clues on Chernobyl USA Today, US
• 4-22-06 Chernobyl Hero Remembers the Men Who Saved Europe Times Online, UK
• 4-22-06 The Nuclear Cloud That Still Hangs Over Chernobyl Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
• 4-22-06 Scientists Say Chernobyl Will Cause 66,000 Cancer Deaths The Scotsman, Scotland
• 4-22-06 Armenian Chernobyl Victims Receive Compensation Worth $10 Regnum, Russia
• 4-22-06 Chernobyl Radiation No Problem - Almost - For Mother Nature Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates
• 4-22-06 Chernobyl: Ukraine's Soviet-Era Nightmare Houston Chronicle, TX
• 4-22-06 Greenpeace Remembers Chernobyl on Earth Day Global National, Canada
• 4-21-06 Staff of Ukraine's Chernobyl Plant Mourn Colleagues Reuters, US
• 4-21-06 Radiation Leaking Through Crumbling Chernobyl Shelter MosNews, Russia
• 4-21-06 6 Join Hunger Strike of Chernobyl Cleanup Veteran in Petersburg ITAR/TASS, Russia
• 4-20-06 Chernobyl Voices: Vladimir Usatenko BBC News, UK
• 4-19-06 In Germany, Fears of Food Contamination Der Spiegel, Germany
• 4-19-06 Chernobyl: The Day the Empire Cracked Prague Post, Czech Republic
• 4-19-06 'Too Little Known on Chernobyl' BBC News, UK
• 4-18-06 WHO Says 9,300 Likely to Die From Chernobyl Effects, Greenpeace Says More Than 90,000 SignonSanDiego, CA
• Effects, Greenpeace Says More Than 90,000 SignonSanDiego, CA
• 4-18-06 The Chernobyl Nightmare Revisited BBC, UK
• 4-15-06 Few Reassured Over Chernobyl's Impact Washington Post, D.C.
• 4-14-06 A Tour of Chernobyl is Troubling Washington Post, D.C.
• 4-13-06 U.S. Lawmakers Urge Support for Chernobyl Shelter Fund Washington File, US
• 4-13-06 Sheep Farmers Want More Fall-Out Money North Wales Daily Post, Wales
• 4-12-06 Over 1.3 mln Live in Chernobyl Zone in Belarus - Parliament Ria Novosti, Russia
• 4-11-06 Chernobyl Effect 'underplayed' News24, South Africa
• 4-11-06 New Report Challenges IAEA Report on Chernobyl Consequences NIRS Press Release, D.C.
• 4-10-06 Chernobyl Radiation Less Than Expected Radio Sweden, Sweden
• 4-9-06 Different Cloud Lingers Over Chernobyl Baltimore Sun, MD
• 4-7-06 20 Years Later, Memories of Chernobyl Run Deep Toronto Star, Canada
• 4-6-06 How Many More Lives Will Chernobyl Claim? New Scientist, UK
• 4-5-06 20 Years After Meltdown, Life Returns to Chernobyl Independent, UK
• 4-5-06 67,000 Died From Chernobyl Disaster Bangkok Post, Thailand
• 4-5-06 Chernobyl Diary - Week Two BBC News, UK
• 4-4-06 The Nuclear Option The Telegraph, UK
• 4-4-06 Chernobyl Accident was Inevitable - Senator Ria Novosti, Russia
• 4-4-06 Over 4000 Russian Villages Remain in Chernobyl-Polluted Zone ITAR/TASS, Russia
• 4-3-06 Chernobyl 20th Anniversary Medical and Humanitarian Aid Convoy Headed for Belarus This Month Business Wire, CA
• 4-2-06 Chernobyl Diary - Part One DDC News, UK

March 2006

• 3-30-06 Families Offer Help to Children of Chernobyl SurreyOnline, UK
• 3-26-06 Chernobyl 20 Years On The Observer, UK
• 3-26-06 Cincinnati is Still Helping Chernobyl Cincinnati Enquirer, OH
• 3-25-06 Chernobyl 'killed Brits' The Sun, UK
• 3-25-06 UN Accused of Ignoring 500,000 Chernobyl Deaths Guardian, UK
• 3-24-06 Chernobyl Blast May Kill 1000 British Children Xinhua, China
• 3-24-06 No Atom of Doubt Guardian, UK
• 3-23-06 Chernobyl Killed 1000 British Infants - Report Mosnews, Russia
• 3-22-06 Living in the Dead Zone: 20 Years After Chernobyl The Villager, NY
• 3-22-06 Duma Asks Govt About Measures Over 20th Anniv of Chernobyl ITAR/TASS, Russia
• 3-19-06 A Scottish Mama to Chernobyl's Children The Times, UK
• 3-18-06 Chernobyl: The Legacy The Independent, UK
• 3-16-06 Belarus Seeks Review of Report on Effects of Chernobyl Disaster TMCnet, US
• 3-15-06 Scots Farms Still Feel Chernobyl Effects The Herald, Scotland
• 3-14-06 Chernobyl: A Poisonous Legacy Independent, UK
• 3-12-06 Yushchenko, EBRD President Discuss Chernobyl Shelter Facility ITAR/TASS, Russia
• 3-10-06 Chernobyl Remembered WBUR, MA
• 3-10-06 Remembering a Tragedy Contra Costa Times, CA
• 3-3-06 Chernobyl Tender Winner to be Revealed in Several_Weeks - EBRD Ria Novosti, Russia
• 3-3-06 At the Heart of the Matter Japan Times, Japan
• 3-1-06 Over 450 Baby Boys Lost After Chernobyl Gulf Times, Qatar

February 2006

• 2-28-06 Problems Persist 20 Years After Chernobyl United Press International, US
• 2-27-06 Experts: Journalists Should Take Precautions Near Chernobyl International Journalists Network
• 2-25-06 No Nuclear Waste Storage Facility for Ukraine - Lytvyn Ria Novosti, Russia
• 2-21-06 Chernobyl + 20 Press Release Nuclear Information and Resource Service, D.C.
• 2-21-06 Byelorussia Spends $1 Million Per Day For Liquidation Of Chernobyl Consequences Regnum News Services, Russia
• 2-13-06 Chernobyl Suggested as a Tourist Destination United Press International, US
• 2-12-06 My Chernobyl Girls The Sunday Mail, UK
• 2-10-06 Meeting of CIS Interparliamentary Assembly Open in Kiev Kazakhstan Today, Kazakhstan
• 2-7-06 The USA to Allocate $85 Mln to Ukraine ForUM, Ukraine

January 2006

• 1-29-06 Accounts of Chernobyl Eloquent and Haunting Grand Rapids Press, MI
• 1-27-06 Chernobyl Overshadows Push for N-Power Al-Jazeera, Ukraine
• 1-24-06 Belarus Enlarges Financing of Chernobyl Cleanup Program ITAR-TASS, Russia
• 1-17-06 Chernobyl + 20 Press Release Nuclear Information and Resource Service Press Release, D.C.
• 1-16-06 EBRD and Ukraine Discuss Chernobyl Shelter Fund UNIAN, Ukraine
• 1-13-06 Belarus Approves 2006-2010 State Program on Mitigating Chernobyl Consequences Belarus National Web Site, Belarus

2005

• 12-15-05 Don't Trust the IAEA on Chornobyl Kyiv Post, Ukraine
• 12-15-05 France Hid Deadly Nuke Details News24, South Africa
• 9-5-05 Activists Dismiss UN Chernobyl Report Al-Jazeera, Ukraine
• 6-2-05 Nuclear Shelter Poses no Danger News24, South Africa
• 4-26-05 Chernobyl: 'We Musn't Forget' News24, South Africa
• 2-7-05 Chernobyl Sold for Scrap News24, South Africa
• 5-22-03 Belarusian Professor Studying Chernobyl Consequences Remains in Prison

Special Reports and Resources

• Chernobyl at 10: Half-lives and Half-truths Part 1 by John LaForge of Nukewatch
• Chernobyl at 10: Half-lives and Half-truths Part 2 by John LaForge of Nukewatch
• 2005 Study on Thyroid Cancer XagenaMedicine
• Chernobyl Children's Project International
• Chernobyl + 20 2/21/2006 Press Release
• Chernobyl + 20 1/172006 Press Release