Poor Dose Data Hamper Study of Cleanup Workers

摘要

When news of the accident at Chernobyl gripped the world 10 years ago, public opinion quickly blamed the villainy of the Soviet system—a view reinforced by later revelations of cover-ups, faulty reactor design, and sloppy safety procedures. But if Chernobyl had its villains, it also produced some heroes: some 100 firefighters from Chernobyl and the nearby town of Pripyat— who immediately went into action, battling desperately to douse the blazing reactor and prevent it from igniting the three others at the plant—and 300 or so plant staff members and medical personnel who joined them at the scene.