It's not just about death counts. It's about pollution as well. Chernobyl has polluted a huge area which is closed off to this day and won't be able to be used for decades more. Fukushima pollution is all over the Pacific.
And dismantling is a huge cost that is often left to the state because the operators don't bother factoring it in.
Even then, that may say more of the negative impact of human industry and urbanization on those species and their habitats, as opposed to the safety of any isotopes.
And dismantling is a huge cost that is often left to the state because the operators don't bother factoring it in.