Nuclear watchdog says Fukushima releases now rival Chernobyl.

“Total releases of radioactive iodine-131 and cesium-137 from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi reactors in Japan now appear to rival Chernobyl,” IEER stated in a press release.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/japan/110408/fukushima-radiation-tsunami-nuclear