After Chernobyl: Science Made Too Simple?

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    • Abstract:
      Asserts that British scientists and bureaucrats did a poor job of explaining the effects of fallout to farmers after the Chernobyl disaster. Contamination of farmland by a rain of radioactive cesium in the Cumbria region in 1986; Lack of information and false assurances from government departments; Incorrectness of initial scientific wisdom; Local knowledge ignored; Conflict over compensation.