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Chernobyl

Chernobyl Disaster - The site gives an overview of the causes and consequences of the Chernobyl accident.

Chernobyl.info - This is a new communications platform on the long term consequences of the Chernobyl accident, provided by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). This site offers a vast amount of information about the accident and its consequences, with numerous links to other sources of information.

Chernobyl Legacy - This site aims to set the record straight on the myths and poor reporting on the Chernobyl accident and its consequences. It gives accounts of many aspects of nuclear power, often using evidence from Chernobyl, in mini-essays, video clips, still images and links to other interesting sites.

Chernobyl, ten years on, radiological and health impact - The complete text of the NEA Committee on Radiation Protection and Public Health report, published in 1995. 112 pages, including graphics.

International Chernobyl Centre (ICC) - On April 26, 1996, the 10th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma created the Chernobyl Center for Nuclear Safety, Radioactive Waste and Radioecology. The Chernobyl Center aims to enable Ukraine to develop comprehensive, sustainable programs for the evaluation and safe management of nuclear activities and facilities.

International Programme on the Health Effects of the Chernobyl Accident (IPHECA) - The IPHECA was established by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to support national programmes, monitor health consequences and indicate future work needed to ensure that maximum information is gained from this disaster.

Meshkati's Chernobyl Pages - This site contains papers by both Professor Meshkati and his students on the causes, consequences and lessons of the Chernobyl accident. Prof. Meshtaki is based in the Institute of Safety and Systems Management at the University of Southern California and much of the content reflects concerns with systems management, the man-machine interface and organisational issues, both local and international. The site also includes an analysis of the causes and effects of the criticality accident in Tokaimura, Japan, on 30 September 1999.

One Decade After Chernobyl - The conclusions of an international conference held in Vienna, 8-12 April 1996, sponsored by the IAEA, European Commission and World Health Organisation in cooperation with other inter-governmental bodies. Provides background on the accident, the health, psychological, environmental and socio-economic effects and future prognosis. Available as PDF from this link.

Radiation, Science, and Health (RSH) - This is an international, non-profit organization which is committed to changing radiation science policy in the public interest. The site includes, among other things, information on Chernobyl and depleted uranium.

Swedish Radiation Protection Authority (SSI) - Site includes details of radiation protection regulations in Sweden, as well as links to reports investigating the affects of Cs-137 contamination in Sweden as a result of the fallout from Chernobyl.

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