The dead forest posed a significant risk, such as fire, as a source of secondary radioactive contamination. The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant showed that nuclear energy cannot be completely reliable, and the consequences of accidents can be catastrophic and completely unacceptable. Some states have refused the development of nuclear energy, realizing that the price might be too high. The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant caused a global nuclear energy crisis, with hundreds of projects to build new nuclear power plants around the world halted. The tragic consequences of Chernobyl contamination led to an increase in the number of stillbirths. The pregnant woman's body rejected the child after irradiation in small doses. In the five years since the Chernobyl disaster, the possibility of appealing for infertility has increased in Belarus by 5.5