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[โ€“] arlaerion@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 days ago

Again, because my other comment is not visible to many of you:

The estimate of 50,000โ€“60,000 Chernobyl cancer deaths is a widely cited, worst-case projection, but it is crucial to understand that this figure is not a factual count. It is a theoretical calculation derived from the linear no-threshold (LNT) model, a framework that is fundamentally flawed and inappropriate for assessing the health impact of low-dose radiation exposure.

  • 29 relief workers died from Acute Radiation Sickness (ARS) shortly after the accident.
  • As of 2005, only fewer than 50 deaths were directly linked to the radiation exposure from the accident itself. This is the most solid figure based on actual evidence.