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Originally Posted by kirant
We also have to consider the fact that a 7 is the HIGHEST possible ranking on that system. Chernobyl went far and beyond the definition of a 7, whereas this has reached it on a technicality.
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That is true.
But it does mean that there expected to be serious health effects and that a long term plan is needed to deal with the fallout.
It's not really a quantitative scale meant to compare 2 separate events, but more of a ranking system that helps people understand what the impacts will be.