Chernobyl

[Dr Jekyll]

BBC news 24 has just had a piece on Chernobyl commemorations and said that 'deformed children are still being born', clearly implying that this was a result of the radiation leak. I can understand that if someone is pregnant when they get a big radiation dose this is bad for the foetus. But can there really be a detectable effect 10 years later?

[Dr Jekyll]

Good point Pints, it could be a second generation by now. What I would doubt is that either the current levels of radiation or the after effects of previous exposure would lead to a significant rise in deformities now.