Consequences of the reactor breakdown at Chernobyl 10 years after the catastrophe

An international conference organized by the European Commission the International Agency of Atomic Energy and the World Health Organization took place on 8-12 April 1996. The conference aimed at evaluating the consequences of the nuclear reactor break down in Chernobyl which have far been identified. The author presents the general outcome of the conference. The article has been prepared on the basis of the conference materials, discussions held during individual sessions and original publications devoted to this subject. All the materials are in the author's possession and can be made available to those interested. The work will be reprinted in extension one of the coming issues of the International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health. (author). 18 refs, 4 tabs, 1 fig