Re: Ex-Soviet Union had 385 radioactive accidents: Tass

[P van Rooyen <rooyen@aib-vincotte.nl>]

Interesting data

>MOSCOW, Dec. 19 (Kyodo) - Nuclear facilities in Russia and other 
>former Soviet republics experienced 385 radioactive accidents during 
>the Soviet era and 56 workers were killed from radioactive exposure, 
>Russia's Itar-Tass news agency said Tuesday. 

Does somebody have more detailed data of these figures, like 
non fatal versus fatal. 
I wonder which definition of accident is used for these figures. 
The number of total accidents only refers to sever accidents I suppose.
If it is compared to the number of 56 it seems to be a low figure.

>According to the Russian Ministry for Civil Defense, Emergencies and 
>Clean-Up Operations, more than 55,000 people have died from 
>aftereffects of radiation after an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear 
>plant in April 1986 spewed a massive amount of radiation into the 
>air. 

55.000 died ????????? 
The interpreter was probably not familiar with the subject of the story. 

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