Lindsey Rieger provided the article she listed below "25 years later". It is really interesting to see and compare what happened and what is happening these days in Japan. Are we facing another Chernobyl?
I gathered this info from couple of articles... You should read!
Today
marks the 25th anniversary of the nuclear accident at Chernobyl.
In light of that, and the story continuing to unfold at Japan's
Fukishima plant, we'll look at three of the worst nuclear plant
disasters. First, to give some context, here's how the International
Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) classifies each type of
event:
Major
release of radioactive material; widespread health and environmental effects
Significant
release; requires planned countermeasures
Limited
release; several deaths from radiation
Minor
release
Exposure
in excess of 10 times the annual limit for workers; possible burns from
exposure
Exposure
of statutory annual limits
Level 1:
Anomaly
Biggest nuclear disasters
Level: 7 on INES
Comparison:
The Chernobyl plant
accident released significantly more radiation into the atmosphere than the Hiroshima
bombing during World War II. (How much more
radiation?) How does that compare with the
Fukishima event?
What
happened:
• Plant operators carrying out technical
experiment switched off key safety systems
• Explosion blew off the reactor's
2,000-ton steel and concrete lid
• No secondary containment vessel
Aftermath:
• Reactor later entombed (see photos);
since has developed cracks and is being replaced by new structure
• An 18-mile (30-km) exclusion zone
remains in force
• You can visit the Chernobyl Museum
in Kiev;
tours
are also offered inside the exclusion zone
Note: At the time of the accident, Chernobyl
was located in the Soviet UnionHow far are we from another Chemobyl?
Thank you.
~ Luai Abdallah
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