WHO now says the 4000 dead figure they used for Chernobyl came from a public relations company

[NNN0LHI]

http://ecocentric.blogs.time.com/2011/04/22/how-many-did-chernobyl-kill-more-than-4000/

How many did Chernobyl kill? More than 4,000....
Posted by Eben Harrell Friday, April 22, 2011 at 11:28 am

April 26 will mark the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident. I'll be publishing a story on the day that, with the help of TIME's Kiev-based stringer James Marson, will show how the effects of the meltdown continue to be felt in the region. Nuclear accidents require the work of generations to clean-up. That's a troubling lesson for Japan.

One piece of information both James and I have found almost impossible to ascertain is the number of people actually killed by the release of radiation during the disaster. The authoritative figure often cited comes from a UN's World Health Organization's press release dated Sept. 5, 2005 that states that "A total of up to 4000 people could eventually die of radiation exposure from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (NPP) accident nearly 20 years ago."

Turns out, however, that this figure was never meant to be the definitive estimate. WHO's spokesman Gregory Härtl says it's a partial figure selected by the public relations company that put together the press release; it only refers to deaths in the most heavily affected regions near the plant.

[Snoutport]

1. They need to be honest with the numbers...

nuclear power has the potential to radically alter the planet and killing huge swaths of life. No company has the right to put so many at peril.

[fascisthunter]

2. We Need to Do Away Corporate Power... It's Killing Us

in a democracy, they people collectively decide. We all get a say, and right now, only a small minority are calling the shots. That's gonna have to change.

[bananas]

3. You just can't trust the nuclear industry - and that includes the IAEA as well as WHO.

The Time article in the OP links to a "Joint News Release WHO/IAEA/UNDP"
so you can't trust the IAEA either, don't just blame this on WHO:

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2005/pr38/en/index.html

Chernobyl: the true scale of the accident
20 Years Later a UN Report Provides Definitive Answers and Ways to Repair Lives

Joint News Release WHO/IAEA/UNDP

5 September 2005 | Geneva - A total of up to 4000 people could eventually die of radiation exposure from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (NPP) accident nearly 20 years ago, an international team of more than 100 scientists has concluded.

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[upi402]

4. Window of truth from Chernobyl '91-'95

Or there abouts. Back to hiding and lying though. Yes, nuclear is insanity with a pause button.

[Kurovski]

5. K&R. (nt)