10-09-2016, 06:19 PM
bananahead,
"whenever someone try for compare Chernobyl and Fukushima, you have to look at the countries, the USSR are full slimy criminals.. Japan not so much so... USSR tried to keep their prob out of the news and cover it all up, Japan not so...
Comparing Fukushima and Chernobyl ... Chernobyl was many many times worse [...]"
Chernobyl was worse not because it happened in the USSR, but the structure housing the reactor exploded exposing the reactor to the atmosphere. As a young 18-year old physics student at the time, we actually carried out measurements in standing water for a few days after the explosion, and the amount of radioactivity increased significantly. This was due airborne particles from the reactor being blown by the wind over the UK. Other places, closer to Chernobyl, saw much higher readings. In the subsequent weeks and months, several areas used for farming were closed due to the high levels of long-lived radioactive particles on the ground. I believe there are still areas in the UK that can't be used for farming as the radioactive products that contaminated the land have long half-lives.
Fukushima was different. Some radioactivity was released into the atmosphere, but most went into the ocean. It was disastrous for the local area and still is, let's not forget that, but the Fukushima disaster had little affect on other countries whereas Chernobyl did.
That's why Chernobyl was a bigger disaster; it affected much of Europe as well as the old USSR. Nothing to do with the citizens of those countries.
"whenever someone try for compare Chernobyl and Fukushima, you have to look at the countries, the USSR are full slimy criminals.. Japan not so much so... USSR tried to keep their prob out of the news and cover it all up, Japan not so...
Comparing Fukushima and Chernobyl ... Chernobyl was many many times worse [...]"
Chernobyl was worse not because it happened in the USSR, but the structure housing the reactor exploded exposing the reactor to the atmosphere. As a young 18-year old physics student at the time, we actually carried out measurements in standing water for a few days after the explosion, and the amount of radioactivity increased significantly. This was due airborne particles from the reactor being blown by the wind over the UK. Other places, closer to Chernobyl, saw much higher readings. In the subsequent weeks and months, several areas used for farming were closed due to the high levels of long-lived radioactive particles on the ground. I believe there are still areas in the UK that can't be used for farming as the radioactive products that contaminated the land have long half-lives.
Fukushima was different. Some radioactivity was released into the atmosphere, but most went into the ocean. It was disastrous for the local area and still is, let's not forget that, but the Fukushima disaster had little affect on other countries whereas Chernobyl did.
That's why Chernobyl was a bigger disaster; it affected much of Europe as well as the old USSR. Nothing to do with the citizens of those countries.