[DuskStar]

I think you're missing the distinction. It's not that bureaucracy caused the meltdown, it's that the bureaucratic reaction to the meltdown was the source of the damage.

[wkat4242]

All the pollution was not a result of the administrative response. It was a really serious contamination event.

Deaths aren't the only way to classify a disaster.

[j-bos]

wkat, please, in the context of the resource (a well cited podcast episode) you're arguing against your own point. If this is important to you, check the research. If this is not important to you, well, ok.