“Advocates could also point to several studies from reputable sources indicating that the dangers of nuclear had been overblown. The WHO reported that as of 2005, almost 20 years after the accident, fewer than 50 people had died as a result of radiation exposure from the Chernobyl accident—which was by far the worst nuclear accident in history. Those who died were nearly all rescue workers who were exposed acutely. The report predicted that that number could eventually climb to 4,000, as older people eventually died of cancer that could have been related to the exposure. While this death toll is terrible (and the accident had other devastating impacts as well), it hardly sounds like the apocalyptic catastrophe it was feared to be at the”