CHERNOBYL – THE FACTS The total radioactively released from Chernobyl was 20 times that of the combined releases of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs. At least 9 million people have been directly affected by the accident Over 160,000 square kilometres of land were contaminated with 42,000 squarekilometres rendered unusable. At least 400,000 people were…
Fears of Chernobyl-style disaster after 25 safety breaches at Sellafield nuclear plant There have been burst pipes, unstable chemicals, radiation leaks, a cooling tower failure and two plant evacuations in less two years at the site in Cumbria. Mirror By John Siddle, 13 MAR 2021 Safety breaches at Sellafield have raised fears of a Chernobyl-style…