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That's fear mongering. The presentation says nothing of the sort. It says that if the reactor 4 pool went dry, there would be fuel meltdown and release of fissi
by lutorm 16y ago
That's fear mongering. The presentation says nothing of the sort. It says that if the reactor 4 pool went dry, there would be fuel meltdown and release of fission products directly into the air. It then boldly says that it's unclear what the water level was.
Also note that what's dispersed is the fission products, i.e. noble gases, iodine, cesium, etc. The fuel itself will not leave in any significant quantity.
- phlux 16y agoFair enough, I am not trying to fear monger though, I think multiple reactor meltdowns, lack of clear information and continuous reports of radiation levels XXX times [some factor] are doing a good enough job. Now, even though my Grandfather was a nuclear engineer for GE for 50 years and worked on Hanford and many other plant designs during his career -- I really am quite naive to the matter. However, that doesn't preclude me from taking a cautionary stance simply because I don't know the empirical truth of the matter directly.