Comparison of Fukushima and Chernobyl
In this comparison, Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster looks worse than that of Japan's Fukushima nuclear. However, Fukushima looks really bad, 300,000 people evacuated vs 115,000 from areas surround Chernobyl.
Comparison of Fukushima and Chernobyl nuclear accidents - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maximum radiation detected at Fukushima has been huge, more than a third of that of Chernobyl.
Maximum level of radiation detected
Fukushima 72,900 mSv
Chernobyl: 200,000 mSv
(What does this mean? Heck if I know)
In recent news, there are concerns about a new "bulge" in Unit 4, the most dangerous and damaged building of Fukushima nuclear complex:
Growing Fear Over Fukushima Fuel Pool 4 as Wall Bulge Detected | Common Dreams
From news tabloid New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/wo...n-japan.html):
"Fourteen months after the accident, a pool brimming with used fuel rods and filled with vast quantities of radioactive cesium still sits on the top floor of a heavily damaged reactor building, covered only with plastic."
With Japan's large population and Japanese authority's fear of public panic, information on Fukushima only arrives in forced-out leaks, so who knows what really is going on there, suffice to say radiation from Fukushima has been detected in Tuna off the coast of California:
Fukushima Update: Radioactive tuna found off S. California coast - BlackListedNews.com
Comparison of Fukushima and Chernobyl nuclear accidents - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maximum radiation detected at Fukushima has been huge, more than a third of that of Chernobyl.
Maximum level of radiation detected
Fukushima 72,900 mSv
Chernobyl: 200,000 mSv
(What does this mean? Heck if I know)
In recent news, there are concerns about a new "bulge" in Unit 4, the most dangerous and damaged building of Fukushima nuclear complex:
Growing Fear Over Fukushima Fuel Pool 4 as Wall Bulge Detected | Common Dreams
From news tabloid New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/wo...n-japan.html):
"Fourteen months after the accident, a pool brimming with used fuel rods and filled with vast quantities of radioactive cesium still sits on the top floor of a heavily damaged reactor building, covered only with plastic."
With Japan's large population and Japanese authority's fear of public panic, information on Fukushima only arrives in forced-out leaks, so who knows what really is going on there, suffice to say radiation from Fukushima has been detected in Tuna off the coast of California:
Fukushima Update: Radioactive tuna found off S. California coast - BlackListedNews.com
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