Ug, thank you so much for sharing this. My grandmother was a nurse in the Army during the Vietnam war and my mother was an MP in California when she had me. I have no doubt they were probably BOTH exposed to DDT. And I experienced early menarche (9!) and have struggled with being overweight my entire life. BAHH.

This is amazing and terrible. Thank you. Biggest takeaway for me, that accidents happened BEFORE:

Archival files indicate that accidents at the station happened before. So, in 1982, a significant release of radioactive substances occurred at the first power unit. The KGB report on this ends with the phrase “measures have been taken to prevent panic and provocative rumors.” In 1984, there were emergencies at power units 3 and 4.