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5 September 2005 | Geneva - A total of up to 4000 people could eventually die of radiation exposure from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (NPP) accident nearly 20 years ago, an international team of more than 100 scientists has concluded.
The initial explosion at the Ukrainian nuclear power plant Chernobyl killed two people. But the radiation that spread in the aftermath of the explosion killed thousands in the months and years to follow. Yuryi Litvinov was just 4 years old when the accident happened. At age 19, he was diagnosed with cancer.