Chernobyl could have been much worse. Favorable winds saved thousands of lives, splitting the plume and sparing the city from the brunt of the initial radiation. The Soviet government originally planned to build the reactors just 15 miles from Ukraine’s capital of Kiev, which would have devastated a concentrated population.
Have we learned from Chernobyl? Scientists are warning the long-term effects of Japan’s 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster could be even worse.
photos © Robin Esrock
Have we learned from Chernobyl? Scientists are warning the long-term effects of Japan’s 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster could be even worse.
photos © Robin Esrock
