> they're not anything special when it comes to toxic materials You have to actively cool them for 5 years before putting them in a dry cask. If you fail to k

> they're not anything special when it comes to toxic materials You have to actively cool them for 5 years before putting them in a dry cask. If you fail to keep them cool, they will release a lot of bad stuff. One big potential disaster which was narrowly averted at Fukashima Daiichi was related to a leaking spent rod cooling pool.