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> They're incomparable.

They were different kinds of disasters, but not incomparable in terms of the scope and reach of damage done to the environment. Chernobyl didn't have the situation of dumping incalculable amounts of radioactive water into the Pacific.

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Contamination from Fukushima has been found thousands of miles away across the Pacific Ocean.
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That says a lot more about the sensitivity of the instruments than about the severity of the accident.
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interesting, any sources? (looking for a personal recommendation)
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