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Analysts cannot agree just how deadly Chernobyl was (Photo: European Community, 2006)

Chernobyl still controversial 20 years on

Days ahead of the 20th anniversary of Europe's worst nuclear disaster - Chernobyl - contradictory reports about the dangers of nuclear energy have sparked debate between pro and anti-nuclear groups.

A 2005 report by the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency and World Health Organisation confirmed just 50 directly-linked deaths with a further 4,000 radiation-related mortalities.

Environmentalist NGO Greenpeace recently alleged the UN report deliberately played down the real nu...

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Analysts cannot agree just how deadly Chernobyl was (Photo: European Community, 2006)

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