A satellite view shows the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power plant on March 14, 2011, after two of its reactors exploded.
The new HBO series “Chernobyl” dramatizes the accident and horrific aftermath of a nuclear meltdown that rocked the Ukraine in 1986. Twenty-five years later, another nuclear catastrophe would unfold in Japan, after the magnitude 9.0 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami triggered a disastrous system failure at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.Both of these accidents released radiation; their impacts were far-reaching and long-lasting.
But how do the circumstances of Chernobyl and Fukushima compare to each other, and which event caused more damage? [5 Weird Things You Didn’t Know About Chernobyl]
Only one reactor exploded at Chernobyl, while three reactors experienced meltdowns at Fukushima. Yet the accident at Chernobyl was far more dangerous, as damage to the reactor core unspooled very rapidly and violently, said Edwin Lyman, a senior scientist and…
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The Japs & the Russians were warned about the Risks, but took them, Trouble is,,, It is bad for the world, Me must stop producing toxic Chemicals & Nuclear plants, Go Alternative.
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I wonder if that will ever happen Dave. Doesn’t look too promising really.
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Friends just came back from Ebisu in Japan. Needless to say they didn’t look the best but that was put down to travel & late nights.. Then I point out we had longer travels and later nights in Ozzieland,. Funny That..
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Friends just came back from Ebisu in Japan. Needless say they didn’t look the best, but that was put down to travel and late nights.. Till I point out we had longer travels and later nights in Ozzieland.. funny that..
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Oh no. I cringe when I hear of folk tripping off there with no inkling at all of the radiation 😦 scary
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