Fukushima And Three Mile Island Breakdown

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According to the information above, the reaction of the Soviet government was the worst. It is totally unacceptable to hide the information that might harm not only people in the Soviet Union, but also in some parts of Europe. The action were taken late enough to people to get damaged. Lots of people gained lots of disease connected with radiation, but government could prevent this if they reacted faster and the workers could determine the problem straight after the accident happened. Governments’ reactions both to the Fukushima and Three Mile Island accidents were both fast enough and there were no victims and no deaths. Even all workers survived. The Japanese reaction was “smooth”, their action never made the thing worse. On the other hand

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