Vasily Ignatenko was just 25 when he succumbed to slow death via radiation poisoning after fighting the fires of Chernobyl
nuclear accident
One doctor was reportedly later found to have a radioactive isotope in their muscle tissue
They warn the public that the days of eating fish from the Pacific ocean are well & truly over
Dumping tritium-contaminated water into the sea is not an uncommon practice at nuclear power plants
International cooperation still needed to address consequences, says UN
"For many years, this has been a secret"