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Even now, there is no need to fear contamination of the environment. The amounts of radioactive material released are not significant, and even if a complete m
by serichsen 16y ago
Even now, there is no need to fear contamination of the environment. The amounts of radioactive material released are not significant, and even if a complete meltdown happens (which is not very likely at all even now), it cannot breach the safety containment.
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- llambda 16y ago> even if a complete meltdown happens...it cannot breach the safety containment. This is true assuming the containment chamber hasn't suffered structural damage during the earthquake and subsequent tsunamis. However, given the magnitude it seems prudent to be as cautious as possible. Even as I type, the NYTimes is running a story about the latest developments: it seems emergency cooling efforts are failing in at least one of the troubled reactors: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/world/asia/15nuclear.html http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/world/asia/15nuclear.html