[cdn-nucl-l] FW: Myths of Chernobyl

["Franta, Jaroslav" <frantaj@aecl.ca>]

FYI,
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> From:
> andrew_mcewan@nrl.moh.govt.nz[SMTP:andrew_mcewan@nrl.moh.govt.nz]
> Reply To: 	radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
> Sent: 	Sunday August 06, 2000 6:40 PM
> To: 	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: 	Myths of Chernobyl
> 
> The following news release has been posted on the Australasian Radiation
> Protection Society web-site  http://www.arps.org.au/.
> 
> THE MYTHS OF CHERNOBYL
<snip>
> ________________________________
> Andrew C McEwan PhD
> National Radiation Laboratory
> PO Box 25-099
> Christchurch, New Zealand
> 
> Ph 64 3 366 5059
> Fax 64 3 366 1156
> Andrew_McEwan@nrl.moh.govt.nz
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> 
Comment -- Note especially the following (emphasis added - ">>>") :

"It  must  be  concluded  that reports of health effects caused by radiation
> have  been greatly exaggerated.  >>>> A particular example is that of the
> groups
> of  children  from  around  Chernobyl who visited other countries after
> the
> accident  or  who  were  filmed in hospitals following chemotherapy. <<<<
> These
> were  widely  reported  to  have  been suffering sickness due to
> radiation.
> Many  of  the  children  appeared  to  be in poor health. However, with
> the
> possible  exception  of  any  thyroid  cancer  cases among them there is
> no
> evidence that their illnesses were caused by radioactive emissions from
> the
> damaged reactor."
> 
Jaro