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https://www.nytimes.com/1979/10/03/archives/reactor-spews-radioactive-steam.html https://www.nytimes.com/1979/10/03/archives/reactor-spews-ra... Yeah, max dose

by 542458 5y ago

https://www.nytimes.com/1979/10/03/archives/reactor-spews-radioactive-steam.html https://www.nytimes.com/1979/10/03/archives/reactor-spews-ra... Yeah, max dose at site boundary was 0.1 millirem. Sounds like it was a relatively minor release.

sandworm101 5y ago
Or the weather was just right to spread it out across a wide enough area. Maybe with still air it might have been more concentrated.