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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.
Posted April 18, 2011 12:28:52. Photo: The 'sarcophagus' covering the destroyed 4th power block of Chernobyl's nuclear power plant. With the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl tragedy falling next Tuesday, a debate is brewing over the death toll from the world's worst nuclear accident. The debate over Chernobyl turns on the broader debate over the health effects of low-level radiation - and in particular the cancer risk it poses.