Actually the effects of Chernobyl have been very accurately gauged by a number of international organisations and take into account birth defects and other perm

Actually the effects of Chernobyl have been very accurately gauged by a number of international organisations and take into account birth defects and other permanent injuries. See these two posts for for more details including links to reports. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2326672 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2326672 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2326129 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2326129