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Originally Posted by Sangetsu
The Chernobyl reactor was a 1942 Soviet design, the Fukushima plant was an American, 1960's design.
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In 1942 Soviet gained all possible sources to fight Nazis on Eastern front. They had no time and scientists to build reactors.
The first block of Chernobyl Nuclear Power station was built in 1977.
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Originally Posted by Sangetsu
Stop making far-reaching comparisons between incomparable situations. There is no way one can compare Chernobyl to Fukushima, they are apples and oranges.
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They are nuclear reactors, working upon same physical principles, not apples or oranges.
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The Chernobyl reactor did not have a containment system, the Fukushima plant does. The Chernobyl reactor was operating at 100% capacity at the moment it failed, the Fukushima reactor was operating at 3%.
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The mentioned meltdown also can occur inside a containment system. And molten nuclear fuel may produce various amounts of radioactive vapor.