Chernobyl disaster long-term impact on their lives. "The Front Veranda" (1986), a lithograph by Susan Dorothea White in the National Gallery of Australia, exemplifies worldwide awareness of the event. "Heavy Water: A Film for Chernobyl" was released by Seventh Art in 2006 to commemorate the disaster through poetry and first-hand accounts. The film secured the Best Short Documentary at Cinequest Film Festival as well as the Rhode Island "best score" award along with a screening at Tate Modern. Chernobyl Way is an annual rally run on 26 April by the opposition in Belarus as a remembrance of the Chernobyl disaster. The Chernobyl
Comparison of Chernobyl and other radioactivity releases Comparison of Chernobyl and other radioactivity releases This article compares the radioactivity release and decay from the Chernobyl disaster with various other events which involved a release of uncontrolled radioactivity. Natural sources of radiation are very prevalent in the environment, and come from cosmic rays, food sources (bananas have a particular high source), radon gas, granite and other dense rocks, and others. The collective radiation background dose for natural sources in Europe is about 500,000 man-Sieverts per year. The total dose from Chernobyl is estimated at 80,000 man-sieverts, or roughly 1/6 as much. However, some individuals, particularly in areas adjacent