Re[3]: Contaminated Crates?

[azapantis@mgdestmx01.erin.gov.au]

>     Would you happen to have any information regarding the extent of
>     damage to the fauna, both domestic and wild, in the region of
>     interest? Thanks,
>     randy Brich, USDOE
>     randall_f_brich@rl.gov

"In the first few weeks following the accident, lethal doses were reached in
local biota, notably coniferous trees and voles (small mice) in the area within
a few kilometres of the reactor. By autumn 1986, dose rates had fallen by a
factor of 100, and by 1989, these local ecosystems had begun to recover. No
sustained severe impacts on animal populations or ecosystems have been
observed."

IAEA Bulletin 3/1996

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