Japan’s nuclear troubles: echoes of Chernobyl

Saturday’s explosion at Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan had some people bracing for a Chernobyl-style fall-out. But whether the situation at the earthquake-damaged plant merits the comparison may be too soon to tell. ­The reactor at the Fukushima facility is approximately 100 times more powerful than the one in the fourth block of the Chernobyl […]