Chernobyl and Fukushima
Chernobyl and Fukushima
![A family picnics across the bay from the Monju nuclear reactor facility in Fukui Prefecture, Japan, Sep. 25, 2012. (S. Herman/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/C0902400-2FBB-4ADE-A77C-130CA884D72D_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A family picnics across the bay from the Monju nuclear reactor facility in Fukui Prefecture, Japan, Sep. 25, 2012. (S. Herman/VOA)
![Feedwater heaters in the turbine building at the experimental Monju fast breeder reactor facility in Japan, Sep. 25, 2012. (S. Herman/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/A245613B-F34C-4D1D-BEE2-84FCE3C77EE8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Feedwater heaters in the turbine building at the experimental Monju fast breeder reactor facility in Japan, Sep. 25, 2012. (S. Herman/VOA)
![A road sign leading to the Fukushima-1 Nuclear Power Plant, April 13, 2011. (S. Herman/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/F3DDD1AA-73D7-406C-A241-D19FFF9001A4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A road sign leading to the Fukushima-1 Nuclear Power Plant, April 13, 2011. (S. Herman/VOA)
![The ferris wheel at the abandoned Pripyat amusement park adjacent to Chernobyl, March 20, 2014. (S. Herman/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/D3A2214F-D925-42C8-BB36-FBDFAA052C85_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The ferris wheel at the abandoned Pripyat amusement park adjacent to Chernobyl, March 20, 2014. (S. Herman/VOA)