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# Chernobyl anniversary: 5 lessons from the disaster
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## Ukraine marks the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. What
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have we learned 25 years on?
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![A crucifix is seen in the deserted city of Pripyat, near the Chernobyl
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nuclear power plant, Ukraine. 47,000 residents of the city of Pripyat were
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evacuated after the explosion on 26 April 1986. ][1]
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A crucifix is seen in the deserted city of Pripyat, near the Chernobyl nuclear
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power plant, Ukraine. 47,000 residents of the city of Pripyat were evacuated
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after the explosion on 26 April 1986. Photo: EPA
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10:44AM BST 26 Apr 2011
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**1. Tell the truth**
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After the Chernobyl disaster, the authorities failed to alert the public to
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the danger for three days, putting thousands of lives at risk. Today, there is
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still a need for total transparency when it comes to nuclear accidents.
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Speaking before the anniversary, Dmitry Medvedev, the **[Russian][2]**
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president, acknowledged: "Any attempt to hide the truth turns into tragedy."
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**2. Evacuate **
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Soviet authorities were initially in denial over the extent of the crisis and
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failed to move people living close to the reactor to safety in the hours and
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days after the incident. If they had acted sooner, countless lives would have
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been saved.
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**3. Closely monitor radiation levels in food **
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* [Chernobyl anniversary: mourners remember the dead at candlelight church
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services][7]
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* [Ukraine remembers Chernobyl anniversary][8]
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26 Apr 2011
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A report from the UN's scientific committee on the effects of atomic radiation
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found that a rise in thyroid cancer was the only substantial medical legacy of
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Chernobyl in the general population. The cancers came about because Soviet
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authorities allowed children to continue to drink heavily contaminated milk.
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As a result, many children received high doses of radiation to the thyroid.
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**4. Comply with safety rules**
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International reports have blamed the poor design of the Soviet RBMK (High
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Power Channel-type Reactor), a lack of safety culture at the plant and errors
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by operators for the Chernobyl disaster. The accident illustrates the
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importance of complying with basic safety principles for nuclear power plants.
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**5. Plan ahead **
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Experts have suggested that the Chernobyl accident demonstrated the need to
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establish and support a high-level national emergency response system in case
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of man-made accidents.
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