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minus-square@Akasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-27 days agoDon’t forget about three mile island. I think much spin on the Chernobyl situation can be attributed to the embarrassment of the self failure
minus-square@Wilzax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•7 days agoThreee mile island was only a partial meltdown, and very little fission product was ever released to the environment. Nowhere near as blatant and drastic of a failure as what happened in Chernobyl.
minus-square@Akasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglish3•7 days agoTrue, however it was embarrassing to the atomic lobby. It was very similar in his a little lack of oversight caused a huge crisis. The scale of the repercussions was very different, yes and that was emphasized to put the three mile incident in a better light.
Don’t forget about three mile island. I think much spin on the Chernobyl situation can be attributed to the embarrassment of the self failure
Threee mile island was only a partial meltdown, and very little fission product was ever released to the environment. Nowhere near as blatant and drastic of a failure as what happened in Chernobyl.
True, however it was embarrassing to the atomic lobby. It was very similar in his a little lack of oversight caused a huge crisis.
The scale of the repercussions was very different, yes and that was emphasized to put the three mile incident in a better light.