Deaths due to the Chernobyl disaster Deaths due to the Chernobyl disaster The Chernobyl disaster (, "Chornobylʹsʹka katastrofa", "Chernobyl accident") was considered as one of the worst nuclear disasters in history. It occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, then part of the Soviet Union, now in Ukraine. The scientific consensus on the effects of the disaster has been developed by the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR). In peer-reviewed publications UNSCEAR has identified 49 immediate deaths from trauma, acute radiation poisoning, a helicopter crash, and from an original group of
The Bell of Chernobyl The Bell of Chernobyl The Bell of Chernobyl is a 1987 documentary film directed by Russian filmmaker, Rollan Sergienko. The film was made following the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and includes a variety of accounts of the incident and its implications for nearby communities. The film's synopsis describes it as presenting "an indictment against the irresponsible application of nuclear technology, armament and the Cold War." The film is presented in Russian language with English subtitles and is 89 minutes in duration. It screened at IDFA in the Netherlands in 1988. The "New York Times" indicates that an 84-minute version of the