> a nuclear accident that was covered up for decades The cover-up of Chernobyl lasted barely days. > with no good estimate of the indirect deaths and illness

> a nuclear accident that was covered up for decades The cover-up of Chernobyl lasted barely days. > with no good estimate of the indirect deaths and illness from exposure. Only a multitude of studies. The current consensus in the scientific community is that somewhere around 20,000-30,000 total deaths attributable to Chernobyl have or will occur.