27 November 2007

Chernobyl is not over yet

This is the message I am trying to bring to people around since I've started my research of this topic. The explosion of Chernobyl Atomic Power Plant in 1986 changed lifes of millions... Many people died, even more are ill and nobody knows what can happen later.

At the same time the organisation which could bring this issue to the public and not really doing it... The background of this story of Conflicts of Interest(see full article):
"In 1959, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and World Health Organization(WHO) entered into an working agreement which is out-of-date and conflicts with the research of the WHO to determine the effects of ionizing radiation exposure on human health. We are concerned that the language of this agreement (WHA 12.40 approved by the 12th World Health Assembly on 28 May 1959) mingles promotion of nuclear technology, including nuclear power, with the WHO’s mandate to undertake international health research work on people exposed to ionizing radiation-a product of this same nuclear technology."
There are already many films about the consequences of Chernobyl, for example, here there 18 fims in French, check especially those which are marked as "A voir absolument". I've just watched "Le soleil et la mort: Tchernobyl, et après..." or "Sun and Death: Chernobyl and After". The film was made last year by a French director. Also, I would recomment to watch films by Wladimir Tcherkoff (for example, check this 2 min summary in French). One more very imortant fiml is Chernobyl Heart, which I think I have mentioned in my previous posts (you can watch it on YouTube in 4 parts). And also check out the book by a photographer Pierpaolo Mittica "Chernobyl - hidden legacy" (you can try to find it cheaper here).
Thanks for reading this and spreading the word!

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