BB&T Corp. operates as a holding company for Branch Banking & Trust Co. It conducts its business operations primarily through its commercial bank subsidiary, Branch Bank, and other non-bank subsidiaries.
Chernobyl nuclear accident: figures for deaths and cancers still in dispute. â¢ Suspected infant mortality rise difficult to prove. â¢ Predicted deaths range from 4,000 to half a million.
Almost 30 years on from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, almost 7,000 people are still working at the power plant; Some live inside the exclusion zone for up to 14 days at a time, while others commute in from nearby towns; Despite being outside the exclusion zone, levels of radiation in these towns is still up to 30 times higher than usual