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Originally Posted by termogard
So what? It was deadly dangerous to be nearby Chernobyl reactor. According to japanese sources, it is deadly dangerous now to be near damaged Fukushima reactors.
People were evacuated from a region of location of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station and now people are evacuated from a region of Fukushima Nuclear Plant.
Chernobyl reactor had a leak of radiation into atmosphere and nearby environment and Fukushima Daiichi reactors have a leak of radiation into atmosphere.
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You really seemed determined to try and make out what has happened here is worse than it is. The events in Fukushima are nothing like what occurred at Chernobyl. Not even close. Siokan makes some excellent points which you just completely ignore on your little crusade.
Firstly the Chernobyl reactor blew when it was running near full power. It had not shut down and had control rods inserted into the core to greatly reduce the nuclear reactions. The core was completely and utterly exposed and radioactive material was blasted many km's up into the atmosphere which meant this material was spread a long way from the reactor. None of these things have occurred at the Fukushima reactors. The amounts of radiactivity that's been released is many orders of magnitude less than Chernobyl. There has been no massive explosion totally breaching the core vessels. Radioactive materials have barely gone up 500m into the atmosphere meaning the dispersal of radioactive material is minimal and poses no real threat beyond the immediate area around the reactors. Certainly absolutely impossible to pose any threat to any other country. Is it at all possible you can keep a little perspective on what has actually occurred?