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by Moldoteck 37 days ago
Chernobyl was triggered by humans but the ultimate problem was it's design. And it shows - Fukushima was triggered by tsunami, but ultimate problem was again the design. But since the design was much better, the impact is much milder vs Chernobyl
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troupo 37 days ago
> Fukushima was triggered by tsunami, but ultimate problem was again the design.

And honestly it wasn't, not really. It was hit with a record-breaking earthquake and a record-breaking tsunami... and more lives were lost due to evacuation than to the plant shutdown.

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Moldoteck 36 days ago
The design was bad in the sense they backported generator placement from US BWR projects in basement. It makes sense in US but risks in Japan are different

Yes, radiation killed zero. Evacuation - thousands

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