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Initially, the Soviet Union's toll of deaths directly caused by the Chernobyl disaster included only the two Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant workers killed in the immediate aftermath of the explosion of the plant's reactor. However, by late 1986, Soviet officials updated the official count to 30, reflecting the deaths of 28 additional plant ...
The Chernobyl Forum revealed in 2004 that thyroid cancer among children was one of the main health impacts of the Chernobyl accident, due to ingestion of contaminated dairy products and inhalation of Iodine-131. More than 4,000 cases of childhood thyroid cancer were reported, but there was no evidence of increased solid cancers or leukemia.
At least 8 people died when an iridium-192 source used to radiograph welds became separated from its shielded container. [18] 7 Houston radiotherapy accident 1980 An accident involving yttrium-90 in nuclear medicine therapy caused 7 deaths. [12] [16] 5 Lost radiation source, Baku, Azerbaijan, USSR 1982, October 5
[There were no deaths due to deterministic effects (i.e., people receiving a high dose of radiation, rapidly becoming ill, and dying); the 100–240 figure is an estimate of the number of people who died later in life due to cancer caused by radiation from the accident [30]]. 95–4,000+ [31] [32] 26 April 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
Nuclear power accidents in Canada [18] [19] Date Location Description Fatalities Cost (in millions 2006 US$) INES rating December 12, 1952: CRL, Ontario, Canada: The NRX accident. A hydrogen explosion occurred in the reactor core due to a cascade of malfunctions and operator errors. The world's first major nuclear reactor accident. [20] 0: See ...
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The Fukushima nuclear accident, also rated level 7, is the only other level 7-rated accident. The accident occurred at 01:23 MSD on April 26th, 1986, at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine. The accident occurred during an intended safety test for Reactor Number 4; the conditions of the test accidentally triggered the power to ...
Estimated number of deaths from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster A map showing caesium-137 contamination in the Chornobyl area in 1996. The Chernobyl disaster of 26 April 1986 triggered the release of radioactive contamination into the atmosphere in the form of both particulate and gaseous radioisotopes.