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This was a serious wake up call to the nuclear industry, and it had the effect of stopping any new build starts in the US up to now. It was a great financial loss to the owners. In terms of effect on local population, although a great worry at the time, this seems to have been very little if anything in the longer run.

I think I read that the total release of radiation was equal to a chest X-ray,

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