A skeptical perspective on HBO's Chernobyl series: "Why HBO's "Chernobyl" Gets Nuclear So Wrong" https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2019/06/06/why-hbos-chernobyl-gets-nuclear-so-wrong/#30656c6e632f …
As I noted yesterday, one big thing is that the death toll from Chernobyl has been wildly exaggerated in almost every forum - in reality, it's likely in the hundreds, rather than the tens of thousands
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This may change in the future - the WHO estimates that the eventual death toll may climb to 5,000 altogether - but even 30 years after the accident it's unlikely that the death toll is higher than a few hundred people
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