Consequences, an
original Earth Focus investigative report, looks at the untold stories behind
three of the world's largest nuclear disasters: Three Mile Island, Chernobyl
and Fukushima. According to government and industry officials, no one died as a
result of Three Mile Island and only low doses of radiation...But many local
residents disagree and cite medical evidence that radiation released from the
Three Mile Island reactor was severe enough to cause disease and death. It's
been 30 years but the controversy continues. Chernobyl was the worse nuclear
disaster in history. A new book, Chernobyl: Consequences of a Catastrophe says
that almost a million people died as a result of the nuclear accident -- not
4,000 as The World Health Organization and the International Atomic Energy
Agency claim. A screw up or a coverup? Earth Focus looks at evidence that links
radioactive exposure to diminished intelligence, premature aging and a variety
of other health conditions. Given the severity of the accident in Fukushima and
the inability of the government to provide action to safeguard large portions
of its population, the Japanese government moved the goal posts on what is
considered safe radiation exposure for children and nuclear workers....
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