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Chernobyl Info - http://www.chernobyl.info/
Information from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation about the reactor accident and its consequences, and information about the people living in the contaminated area and their ideas and activities to improve their living conditions. [German, English, Russian] |
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One Decade after Chernobyl - http://www.iaea.org/NewsCenter/Focus/Chernobyl/
International conference sponsored by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) summing up the consequences of the accident. Includes conference program, abstracts, press releases and contact information. |
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Ukrainian Ministry of Emergencies - http://www.mns.gov.ua
Administrative authority in the field of civil defense, population and territories protection, prevention and response to emergencies, in particular liquidation of the Chernobyl accident consequences. [Ukrainian, Russian, English] |
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FAO Committee on Agriculture - http://www.fao.org/docrep/meeting/009/j4237e.htm
Report of the Farming and Agricultural Organization on the effects of the Chernobyl accident on regional agriculture. |
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Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster Revisited - http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/hazmat/articles/chernobyl1.html
Reflections on the accident and its impacts, focused on an encounter with an 11 years old survivor who puts a real face on the disaster in history. Includes links to related sites. |
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International Chernobyl Project - http://www-ns.iaea.org/projects/chernobyl.htm
Assessment from the International Atomic Energy Agency of radiological consequences and evaluation of protective measures. |
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Ghost Town: Chernobyl Images - http://www.kiddofspeed.com
Collection of photos of the Chernobyl area including walkdown comments, accident information and radioactivity data measurements. |
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United Nations and Chernobyl - http://www.un.org/ha/chernobyl/
Programs and activities of United Nations to improve the conditions of the region. Includes program description, news and press releases. [French, Russian, Spanish] |
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Chernobyl Children's Project International - http://www.chernobyl-international.org
Medical and humanitarian aid program established to benefit the children suffering from the Chernobyl accident. Includes information on impact of the disaster, donation form and contact information. |
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Chernobyl Accident - http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/chernobyl/inf07.html
Information from the World Nuclear Association on the accident progression, the immediate and long term environmental and health effects, and on the insights. Includes contact information. |
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Chornobyl Nuclear Accident and its Ramifications - http://www.infoukes.com/history/chornobyl/
Collection of papers, studies and publications about the accident. Provides general and detailed accident information, reactor design analyses, maps, photos and bibliography. |
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Texas Tech University Chernobyl Page - http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/chornobyl/Default.htm
Conclusions of the Chernobyl Research Projects at Texas Tech University, including photos, publications on the effects of radiation on the animals surrounding Chornobyl, and contact information. [English, Ukrainian, Russian] |
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Facts About Chernobyl Disaster - http://www.belarusguide.com/chernobyl1/chfacts.htm
Collection of links and original documents, maps, images and data relating to the accident. |
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Chernobyl::20 - http://www.c-20.org/
Photographic exhibit for the 20th Anniversary of the disaster at Chernobyl. |
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Chernobyl Assessment of Radiological and Health Impacts - http://www.nea.fr/html/rp/chernobyl/welcome.html
Assessment of radiological and health impacts by the Nuclear Energy Agency Committee on Radiation Protection and Public Health. |
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Assessment of Radiological and Health Impact - http://www.nea.fr/html/rp/chernobyl/
The most recent information on the significant new experience gained in the areas of emergency management, long-term environmental behaviour of radioactive materials and health effects. |
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NPR : 'Voices of Chernobyl': Survivors' Stories - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5355810
The memories of those who survived Chernobyl were collected in the book "Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of the Nuclear Disaster" by Svetlana Alexievich. Here are some of their stories as read by actors. [8:39 streaming audio broadcast] |
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Chornobyl: Rememberence for the future - http://ch20.org/
Describes a conference which took place April 23-25, 2006 in Kiev for the 20th anniversary of the disaster. |
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Chernobyl After Perestroika - Reflections on a Recent Visit - http://phe.rockefeller.edu/Chernobyl/
Analysis from Technology in Society on the ways in which political change and economic deterioration have affected the handling of the consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear accident. |
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Chernobyl Plus 15 - http://www.iaea.org/NewsCenter/Features/Chernobyl-15/
Collection of articles and links about the accident, its aftermath and prospects for the future from the International Atomic Energy Agency. |
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Chernobyl: The Disaster and its Legacy - http://www.geocities.com/graham_young_uk/Chernobyl.html
Background on the reactor's design, timeline of the accident, and brief overview of immediate and lasting effects. |
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Chernobyl: A disaster waiting to happen - http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/europe/9807/25/chernobyl/
CNN article on the risk related to the concrete sarcophagus of the reactor. |
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NPR : At Chernobyl, Building a Shelter for a Shelter - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5356000
The Chernobyl nuclear facility still contains some 200 tons of radioactive fuel, covered by a structure which is increasingly unstable. Engineers plan to build and then slide an enormous Quonset hut-shaped cover over the breached reactor at an estimated cost of 1 billion dollars. [3:43 streaming audio broadcast] |
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Washingtonpost.com - Ukrainians Mark 20th Chernobyl Anniversary - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/25/AR2006042500983.html
The 1986 Chernobyl explosion continues to scar this ex-Soviet republic 20 years later. |
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Chernobyl: Ten Years of Disaster - http://www.antenna.nl/wise/449-450/index.html
Analysis from Wise News Communique on the possibility and necessity of phase-out of Chernobyl. Includes a downloadable brochure. |