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Chernobyl’s Lessons for Fukushima on Earthquake’s First Anniversary

The Japanese avoided many of the Soviet Union’s catastrophic post-disaster missteps, though not all.

Published Mar. 11 2012 4:45AM EDT

articles/2012/03/11/chernobyl-s-lessons-for-fukushima-on-earthquake-s-one-year-anniversary/lessons-from-chernobyl-matthews_jqlcnf — Issei Kato / AP Photo

Anna Nemtsova

Anna Nemtsova

Owen Matthews

Owen Matthews

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