Chernobyl and Fukushima
Chernobyl and Fukushima
![The original sarcophagus over the crippled Chernobyl plant has been cracking and leaking radiation, March 20, 2014. (S. Herman/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/ED75A68D-92E7-482C-8307-BDB3FF3E9CAB_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The original sarcophagus over the crippled Chernobyl plant has been cracking and leaking radiation, March 20, 2014. (S. Herman/VOA)
![Illustration of a next-generation small nuclear reactor being transported via truck.](https://gdb.voanews.com/155B1B92-5679-40A1-BF9C-F7042CAD6C68_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Illustration of a next-generation small nuclear reactor being transported via truck.
![A man and a child are checked for radiation exposure in Fukushima in wake of the reactor meltdowns, March 13, 2011. (S. Herman/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/DB0A836F-71C3-4AAD-B3C4-7099EA84DFCF_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man and a child are checked for radiation exposure in Fukushima in wake of the reactor meltdowns, March 13, 2011. (S. Herman/VOA)
![A new sarcophagus (show under construction in 2014), the world's largest movable object, is to be placed over the Chernobyl plant in 2017, March 20, 2014. (S. Herman/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/C1F4CE48-C7E6-4D9F-926C-21B753B1F163_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A new sarcophagus (show under construction in 2014), the world's largest movable object, is to be placed over the Chernobyl plant in 2017, March 20, 2014. (S. Herman/VOA)