I remember when that happened. Was living in Seattle and was going for coffee at a place frequented by University of Washington students and faculty. I knew a bunch of people from their Physics department. News trickled in and the people in the Physics department were noting a marked increase in background radiation.
The worst nuclear disaster in the world. 30-40 people died from direct exposure to radiation. Surprisingly (if you read the partisan media), minimal other deaths. Sure, some plant worker may have died three years ago from Lung Cancer but was that Chernobyl or was that their two-pack/day cigarette habit? Your call...
Firm believer in Hormesis. Lots of solid evidence for it.
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