1986 State papers: How Chernobyl disaster cast huge cloud over continent
It proved to be a year of epic arrivals and heartbreaking departures coupled with a reminder of the threat posed to the entire planet by nuclear accidents.
A previously unheard of place in Ukraine - Chernobyl - entered the world's vocabulary as a byword for tragedy, fear and the fact that nuclear radiation doesn't respect international borders.
Despite the vast distances involved, radiation from the reactor at Chernobyl, devastated by an accidental explosion on April 26, 1986, eventually reached Ireland, sparking a public health scare.
On a more positive note, the disaster prompted a humanitarian response in Ireland where Adi Roche set up a charity to help the children hit by nuclear fall-out in Ukraine and Belarus.
Thirty years later, Chernobyl Children International is still undertaking that work.
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Data: 30.12.2016
Fonte: www.independent.ie
A previously unheard of place in Ukraine - Chernobyl - entered the world's vocabulary as a byword for tragedy, fear and the fact that nuclear radiation doesn't respect international borders.
Despite the vast distances involved, radiation from the reactor at Chernobyl, devastated by an accidental explosion on April 26, 1986, eventually reached Ireland, sparking a public health scare.
On a more positive note, the disaster prompted a humanitarian response in Ireland where Adi Roche set up a charity to help the children hit by nuclear fall-out in Ukraine and Belarus.
Thirty years later, Chernobyl Children International is still undertaking that work.
Read more...
Data: 30.12.2016
Fonte: www.independent.ie
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