30 Years since the Chernobyl Disaster.. April 26 th will be the 30 th Anniversary of the disaster at Chernobyl in Northern Ukraine, which scattered high levels of radioactivity across Belarus and then on over Europe and much of the world. Without the bravery and sacrifice of the ‘liquidators’ who put out the fires and dived under the reactor to prevent a further explosion, it could have been so much worse, leaving much of Europe uninhabitable. This is a monument to their courage near to Chernobyl. ..but the children of Belarus need our support as much as ever! 30 years is the half-life of caesium-137. Scientists say it takes ten half-lives before a radioactive substance can be regarded as safe, so Belarus will be affected for a very long time to come. Only 10% of the genetic damage occurs in the first generation. Today babies are born with cancer because of damage which happened to their parents. Zahar was diagnosed with fourth stage lymph cancer at just two months old, but seems to be responding well to treatment. Many of the children in the care of our Home Hospice team in Gomel have genetic disorders. Not all will be linked to Chernobyl, but there has been a very significant rise in the numbers of children born with genetic disorders in recent years. In towns and cities all over Europe there will be events in March and April to mark the Chernobyl Anniversary and the fifth anniversary of Fukushima, which is a still unfolding disaster. You will be able to read about some of these events on the website of the International Chernobyl Network, of which CCP is a founder member. One of the events we have been helping to organise is a Conference in Manchester on the weekend of March 19 th . A host of exciting international speakers will examine the ongoing health effects of Chernobyl and Fukushima and put forward the alternatives to nuclear power. The Conference takes place at The Mechanics Institute and Further details are on our website, or get in touch with Linda at [email protected].
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30 Years since the Chernobyl Disaster.. April 26
th will be the 30
th Anniversary of the
disaster at Chernobyl in Northern Ukraine,
which scattered high levels of radioactivity
across Belarus and then on over Europe and
much of the world. Without the bravery and
sacrifice of the ‘liquidators’ who put out the
fires and dived under the reactor to prevent
a further explosion, it could have been so
much worse, leaving much of Europe
uninhabitable. This is a monument to their courage near to Chernobyl.
..but the children of Belarus need our support as much as ever!
30 years is the half-life of caesium-137. Scientists say it takes ten half-lives
before a radioactive substance can be regarded as safe, so Belarus will be
affected for a very long time to come.
Only 10% of the genetic damage occurs in the first generation. Today
babies are born with cancer because of damage
which happened to their parents. Zahar was
diagnosed with fourth stage lymph cancer at
just two months old, but seems to be
responding well to treatment.
Many of the children in the care of our Home Hospice team in Gomel have genetic
disorders. Not all will be linked to Chernobyl, but there has been a very significant
rise in the numbers of children born with genetic
disorders in recent years.
In towns and cities all over Europe there will be events in March and April to mark
the Chernobyl Anniversary and the fifth anniversary of Fukushima, which is a still
unfolding disaster. You will be able to read about some of these events on the
website of the International Chernobyl Network, of which CCP is a founder member.
One of the events we have been
helping to organise is a
Conference in Manchester on
the weekend of March 19th
. A
host of exciting international
speakers will examine the ongoing health effects of Chernobyl and Fukushima and put forward the alternatives
to nuclear power. The Conference takes place at The Mechanics Institute and Further details are on our website,
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