Some background in thermal hydraulics would assist in understanding Dyatlov's publication and the broader issues it addresses in the INSAG report. Another readily-available text that treats the accident from a technical perspective is Grigori Medvedev's "The Truth About Chernobyl" (1989). read more
Source: Chernobyl Forum 5.2 The agricultural sector was the area of the economy worst hit by the effects of the accident. Moreover it has been badly affected by the great economic turmoil of the 1990s. read more