Science, Maths & Technology
The science of nuclear energy
...simple. ‘Not an awful lot [of radioactive material] got out of the plant – it was not Chernobyl.’ The Chernobyl nuclear disaster released 10 times as much radiation as Fukushima Daiichi. Rapid response Thomas says the quick and thorough response by the Japanese government limited radioactive exposure among the population. On 12 March, the same day as the first...