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This satellite image of the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant in Japan, taken by DigitalGlobe on March 17, shows damage to the Units 1, 3, and 4 reactor buildings.
Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2011

Open quoteIt's nowhere near that level. Chernobyl was terrible — it blew and they had no containment, and they were stuck.Close quote

  • MURRAY JENNEX,
  • an associate professor at San Diego State University, after Japan raised the severity level of its nuclear crisis at the Fukushima plant to the maximum of seven, on par with Chernobyl
Photo: REUTERS/DigitalGlobe/Handout | Source: The Guardian