chernobyl accident

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• - Information from the World Nuclear Association on the accident progression, the immediate and long term environmental and health effects, and on the insights. Includes contact information.
  
• - Analysis from Technology in Society on the ways in which political change and economic deterioration have affected the handling of the consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear accident.
  
• - Collection of links and original documents, maps, images and data relating to the accident.
  
• - Interview from the New Scientist with one operator on duty during the night of the accident.
  
• - Administrative authority in the field of civil defense, population and territories protection, prevention and response to emergencies, in particular liquidation of the Chernobyl accident consequences. [Ukrainian, Russian, English]
  
• - Collection of articles and links about the accident, its aftermath and prospects for the future from the International Atomic Energy Agency.
  
• - Information about visiting the site, as well as links to numerous other websites about the nuclear accident. Additional information available in Russian and Ukrainian.
  
• - Reflections on the accident and its impacts, focused on an encounter with an 11 years old survivor who puts a real face on the disaster in history. Includes links to related sites.
  
• - Analysis from Wise News Communique on the possibility and necessity of phase-out of Chernobyl. Includes a downloadable brochure.
  
• - Information about the Chernobyl accident. Includes causes, sequence of events, health consequences, and social, economic, political and environmental consequences.
  
• - Information from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation about the reactor accident and its consequences, and information about the people living in the contaminated area and their ideas and activities to improve their living conditions. [German,
  
• - Summary of the Chernobyl accident. Discusses effects of radiation on health, agriculture, economy and politics of the region.
  
• - Background on the reactor's design, timeline of the accident, and brief overview of immediate and lasting effects.
  
• - International conference sponsored by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) summing up the consequences of the accident. Includes conference program, abstracts, press releases and contact information.
  
• - CNN article on the risk related to the concrete sarcophagus of the reactor.
  
• - CNN article on an Ukrainian family that survived the disaster calling on U.S. authorities to let them stay in the United States, saying a forced return to Ukraine could be a death sentence for their son.
  
• - Medical and humanitarian aid program established to benefit the children suffering from the Chernobyl accident. Includes information on impact of the disaster, donation form and contact information.
  
• - Assessment from the International Atomic Energy Agency of radiological consequences and evaluation of protective measures.
  
• - Conclusions of the Chernobyl Research Projects at Texas Tech University, including photos, publications on the effects of radiation on the animals surrounding Chornobyl, and contact information. [English, Ukrainian, Russian]
  
• - Programs and activities of United Nations to improve the conditions of the region. Includes program description, news and press releases. [French, Russian, Spanish]
  
• - Collection of papers, studies and publications about the accident. Provides general and detailed accident information, reactor design analyses, maps, photos and bibliography.
  
• - Images of the Chernobyl plant damages. Includes up close photos and diagrams of the fuel debris (corium).
  
• - Assessment of radiological and health impacts by the Nuclear Energy Agency Committee on Radiation Protection and Public Health.
  
• - Collection of photos of the Chernobyl area including walkdown comments, accident information and radioactivity data measurements.
  
• - Bellona Foundation fact sheet describing the causes of the accident, its after-effects, and fallout measured in Norway.