... reactors was damaged. Measures are being taken to eliminate the consequences of the accident. Those affected by it are being given assistance. A government commission has been set up" (Greenwald 39). It has been said that if the Soviet Government had acted earlier many lives would have been saved. Evacuations were also discriminatory, according to Jessica Lee. She stated that, "Increased ... the UNSCEAR also known as United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiations in a June 2000 study they concluded that: "Apart from the increase in thyroid cancer after childhood...

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