According to the anti-nuclear activists, this accident will make the area uninhabitable for 10,000 years. Of course, Hiroshima and Nagasaki are both bustling metropolises today. In fact, there were people living there throughout. And there are people living in Chernobyl as well.
"And there are people living in Chernobyl as well."Mostly the elderly and middle-aged, who had nowhere to go. Better to die in your own home than in a gov't refugee camp or an "old folks home". How many healthy, functional families with children live there? Just because they are surviving there, doesn't mean their quality of life is something to be desired or accepted.
Little boy used about 64 kilograms of 80% enriched uranium.
The Fukushima site holds approximately 1500 TONS of ~4% enriched uranium.
Well, I agree with you on the crazy talk from anti-nuclear activists, and also concur that Hiroshima and Nagasaki bounced back quite well. However, it is a long (a very long) stretch to bring Chernobyl into this. That is a dead zone, with entire areas looking exactly as they did all those many years ago when the people were forced out. Sure, there are a couple of people here and there (most with no choice), but bringing Chernobyl into play does degrade your (otherwise very accurate) post significantly.