Japanese experts believe Fukushima crisis is more serious than Chernobyl

Published: April 25th, 2011 at 11:47 am ET
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Health risks numerous near nuclear plant, UPI, April 25, 2011 at 8:57 am EDT:

Some experts believe the Fukushima crisis is more serious than that resulting from an explosion at Ukraine’s Chernobyl power plant 25 years ago, the Mainichi Daily News reorted Monday.

“It’s graver than Chernobyl in that no one can predict how the situation will develop,” said Atsushi Kasai, a former senior researcher with the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute. [...]

The Yomiuri Shimbun said Monday the amount of radiation released from the damaged plant is greater than first reported. [...]

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