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Russian forces at Chernobyl

Ukraine reclaims Chernobyl nuclear plant as Russian forces withdraw

1 April 2022

The International Atomic Energy Agency says the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power plant is now back in Ukrainian hands, but hasn't confirmed reports that Russian troops left because they were experiencing radiation sickness
Fukushima

Fear is a killer: Nuclear expert reveals radiation's real danger

10 May 2017

Experience in Nagasaki, Chernobyl and Fukushima has taught Shunichi Yamashita that anxiety and disruption can hurt people far worse than radiation itself
screen grab of TV report on Fukushima disaster

Fukushima accident gave everyone an X-ray’s worth of radiation

5 May 2017

After the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan was hit by a tsunami in 2011, everyone was exposed to extra radiation, but for most people the dose was small

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