Ukraine-Russia War, “the nuclear radiation that can be emitted from a damaged nuclear power plant is harmful to humans even at low doses and cause long-term damage. “Umberto Tirelli, oncologist and scientific director of Tirelli Medical in Pordenone, told Adnkronos Salute, commenting on the news on the Ukrainian nuclear power plant of Zaporizhzhia, of which the Russian military forces have taken control and where, according to the International Nuclear Energy Agency (Aiea) there has been no release of radiation into the environment. “In Ukraine there are 15 active nuclear power plants. Evidently, there is a risk that they can be hit accidentally or voluntarily in a war situation, because there are no smart bombs, “he adds.
“A new Chernobyl cannot be excluded in a war scenario”, reiterates the oncologist who explains the dangers to health. “Radiation of this kind affects the cells and alters the DNA. People closest to the source of radiation die, as happened in Chernobyl for the people who worked there after the accident and tried to repair the damage. more distant people undergo irradiation which can cause many problems, in particular oncological. Target organ is the thyroid which takes in radioactive iodine. in fact, thyroid can be cured in 90% of cases “.
Tirelli recalled that the radiation that could be emitted by a nuclear accident “is harmful even in small doses, adding to the other environmental risks, from power to radon, a radioactive natural gas. I hope that such an accident will never occur. it would represent damage to the damage to the Ukrainian population which is experiencing a moment of great fragility in terms of health and the possibility of treatment. The health emergency in Ukraine is there for all to see. We take into account that today there are no surgical interventions in the country , there are no treatments for major diseases such as cancer “, concludes Tirelli.
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