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Definitely another case of the media being idgits when it comes to any news regarding a disaster. While OP's title "Same as Chernobyl," is technically correct
by harisenbon 16y ago
Definitely another case of the media being idgits when it comes to any news regarding a disaster.
While OP's title "Same as Chernobyl," is technically correct when talking about the level, the amount of radiation is not comparable.
in fact, from the article:
The agency believes the cumulative amount from the Fukushima plant is less than that from Chernobyl.
And now we're going to start getting phone calls in the middle of the night again from worried relatives. :/
- patio11 16y agoOn the plus side, we're not living in Fukushima. Stigmatization of those folks is already happening at home and abroad, and it just got worse. (There were sporadic reports of hospitals last week refusing to treat Fukushima refugees for routine medical care because, apparently, someone who presumably has had at least one science course in their life still thought a) they had all received lethal levels of radiation and b) radiation sickness was contagious. Which still sounds almost sane next to the Chicago news headline "Radiation detected on passengers from Japan -- is Chicago at risk?")
- gamble 16y ago"At least 10% of Chernobyl's radiation release, and perhaps more if we can't stop it" to me sounds very comparable to Chernobyl.