Is Chernobyl really a ghost town?

["Otto G. Raabe" <ograabe@UCDAVIS.EDU>]

April 16, 2004



Dear Radsafers:



E-mails encouraging visits 

to    http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/kiddofspeed/   are making the 

rounds. I would like comments from those of you who have visited Chernobyl.



The Chernobyl accident was certainly the worst reactor accident ever, but 

this web site seems to take great liberties to exaggerate the truth for 

anti-nuclear propaganda purposes.



The World Health Organization has reported no long-term radiation effects 

to people living near Chernobyl. I believe that the 31 workers and 

fire-fighters who died as an immediate result of the accident are the only 

known or expected fatalities (NOT 400,000 deaths). Delayed radiation 

effects such as development of leukemia have not been observed, with the 

possible exception of some thyroid problems in children.



Comments please.



Thanks,



Otto



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Prof. Otto G. Raabe, Ph.D., CHP

Center for Health & the Environment

(Street Address: Bldg. 3792, Old Davis Road)

University of California, Davis, CA 95616

E-Mail: ograabe@ucdavis.edu

Phone: (530) 752-7754   FAX: (530) 758-6140

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