EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Chapter I. THE SITE AND ACCIDENT SEQUENCE
The site
The RBMK-1000 reactor
Events leading to the accident
The accident
The graphite fire
Chapter II. THE RELEASE, DISPERSION AND DEPOSITION OF
RADIONUCLIDES
The source term
Atmospheric releases
Chemical and physical forms
Dispersion and deposition
Within the former Soviet Union
Outside the former Soviet Union
Chapter III. REACTIONS OF NATIONAL AUTHORITIES
Within the former Soviet Union
Outside the former Soviet Union
Chapter IV. DOSE ESTIMATES
The liquidators
The evacuees from the 30-km zone
Doses to the thyroid gland
Whole-body doses
People living in the contaminated areas
Doses to the thyroid gland
Whole-body doses
Populations outside the former Soviet Union
Chapter V. HEALTH IMPACT
Acute health effects
Late health effects
Thyroid cancer
Other late health effects
Other studies
Psychological effects
Within the former Soviet Union
Outside the former Soviet Union
Chapter VI. AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
Agricultural impact
Within the former Soviet Union
Within Europe
Environmental impact
Forests
Water bodies
Chapter VII. POTENTIAL RESIDUAL RISKS
The Sarcophagus
Radioactive waste storage sites
Chapter VIII. LESSONS LEARNED
Operational aspects
Scientific and technical aspects
EXPLANATION OF TERMS
LIST OF ACRONYMS
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