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>not only because its human toll was so high 1 radiation death and 18 injuries? (Only 2 of which involved possible radiation exposure.) The "overly-conservati
by beerandt 5y ago
>not only because its human toll was so high
1 radiation death and 18 injuries? (Only 2 of which involved possible radiation exposure.)
The "overly-conservative" decision to evacuate such a large area killed more people than if they hadn't evacuated at all.
Even Chernobyl only killed ~30 people, with maybe another 30 cases of cancer that workers had since then.
- gnulinux 5y agoSorry I phrased it wrong. I meant to say "not because". That "only" is extraneous.