For decades, it has been maintained that the health problems following the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster were minimal, but through local archives, researcher Kate Brown discovered that the damage has been severely underestimated.
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The sad anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster is reminiscent of the risks of nuclear power plants. However, the ticking time bomb on the doorstep remains largely ignored these days.
For decades, it has been maintained that the health problems following the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster were minimal, but through local archives, researcher Kate Brown discovered that the damage has been severely underestimated.