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Why would one meltdown cause evacuation?

Because of fire, explosions, and excessive radiation exposure to workers.

The meltdown would still be contained

Containment is believed to have failed in reactor 2 and likely 3 at this point. Smoke or steam has been billowing from number 3 for hours now and its fuel is in the reactor, not the spent fuel pool.




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