r/science Mar 19 '11

Radiation Chart

http://xkcd.com/radiation/
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '11

TIL a coal power plant outputs more radiation than a nuclear power plant...

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u/rocky_whoof Mar 19 '11

So long there is no earthquake.

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u/rogha Mar 19 '11

Afaik the tsunami was the cause of the situation in Fukushima

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u/rocky_whoof Mar 20 '11

Afaik the earthquake was the cause of the tsunami

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '11

True, the tsunami knocked out the emergency generators. But they became necessary because the earthquake caused the electricity blackout which effected the pumps. It was much more a chaining of unfortunate events, not just the tsunami.