The nuclear center's reactors released high levels of radiation. It was the worst nuclear accident since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the Soviet republic of Ukraine in 1986.
The nuclear center's reactors released high levels of radiation. It was the worst nuclear accident since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the Soviet republic of Ukraine in 1986.
Although the Fukushima accident is now rated at the same level as the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, in terms of casualties and effects on the environment, it is far less significant.