It absolutely does not. Fukashima had its fuel in a containment structure. Chernobyl did not. When the reactor core exploded in Chernobyl, intensely radioactive material was completely exposed, like a giant dirty bomb. Took 7 months to fully contain and several emergency efforts had to be made post explosion to prevent an even worse explosion.
Exactly correct. Fukashima pales in comparison to Chernobyl. I'm very glad this outstanding HBO series was made, because I think many did not fully understand the scope of this catastrophe. The total impact in terms of illness and deaths has not been accurately described and quantified. And yet without the heroism and sacrifices made in the containment and cleanup efforts it could have been so much worse for the entire planet and many millions in the immediate area could have been killed.
The show is such a complete and total indictment of communism, totalitarianism, and socialism. It presents a hyper-accurate portrayal of the failure of that system. The show producers try to paint this as a "failure of people" and in fact they totally misunderstood what they created. It was a failure of a system from top to bottom, with underlying stories of people overcoming impossible odds and adversity to do great things to benefit others.
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18999008? ago
Pails in contrast to Fukashima. That damage is continuing today along with worldwide denial.
19000032? ago
It absolutely does not. Fukashima had its fuel in a containment structure. Chernobyl did not. When the reactor core exploded in Chernobyl, intensely radioactive material was completely exposed, like a giant dirty bomb. Took 7 months to fully contain and several emergency efforts had to be made post explosion to prevent an even worse explosion.
19000627? ago
Exactly correct. Fukashima pales in comparison to Chernobyl. I'm very glad this outstanding HBO series was made, because I think many did not fully understand the scope of this catastrophe. The total impact in terms of illness and deaths has not been accurately described and quantified. And yet without the heroism and sacrifices made in the containment and cleanup efforts it could have been so much worse for the entire planet and many millions in the immediate area could have been killed.
The show is such a complete and total indictment of communism, totalitarianism, and socialism. It presents a hyper-accurate portrayal of the failure of that system. The show producers try to paint this as a "failure of people" and in fact they totally misunderstood what they created. It was a failure of a system from top to bottom, with underlying stories of people overcoming impossible odds and adversity to do great things to benefit others.