Oh, and as a general bit of perspective and the dangers of radioactivity, here's the short version of the WHO report on Chernobyl, from 2005.
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/.../en/index.html
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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.
As of mid-2005, however, fewer than 50 deaths had been directly attributed to radiation from the disaster, almost all being highly exposed rescue workers, many who died within months of the accident but others who died as late as 2004.
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there have been 4000 cases of thyroid cancer, mainly in children, but that except for nine deaths, all of them have recovered. Otherwise, the team of international experts found no evidence for any increases in the incidence of leukemia and cancer among affected residents.
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the report labels the mental health impact of Chernobyl as “the largest public health problem created by the accident” and partially attributes this damaging psychological impact to a lack of accurate information. These problems manifest as negative self-assessments of health, belief in a shortened life expectancy, lack of initiative, and dependency on assistance from the state.
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So basicly, it's propable that more people have been killed by suicides related to anti-nuclear hysteria than the actual disaster itself.
Don't spread the hysteria. You might kill someone.