OT Earthquake/Nuclear Reactor Meltdown

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Originally Posted by Legbreaker

This will release one hell of a lot of radioactive material into the atmosphere and end up as fallout. It's this which is what all the techs etc are most afraid of - a blast would devastate the local (relatively) area but fallout will reach the world.

Probably not. A lot of heat is required for any radiation to be carried into the atmosphere - and there isn't any or likely to be any in this situation.

If it doesn't get under control, the serious effects will most likely be a very localized problem. This won't be another Chernobyl.