It’s time to forget all the stuff from the past. THE nuclear catastrophe in Chernobyl claimed 31 lives as well as leaving thousands of people and animals exposed to potentially fatal radiation.
Vasilii Markin worked at Chernobyl loading and unloading the rods ... and disposed contaminated clothing and other wastes from people working directly on the site. He now suffers from a bone ...
Estimates of the number of people affected vary hugely - the Chernobyl Forum says fewer than 50 died following exposure to radiation, but there could eventually be up to 9,000 deaths linked to the ...