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Would you mind sharing a link to "the xkcd thing" if you have it? edit: sorry for being lazy, I scrolled a bit more and found it.

• johnisgood 1y ago
  https://what-if.xkcd.com/29/ https://what-if.xkcd.com/29/
  • ethbr1 1y ago
    Relevant: "For the kinds of radiation coming off spent nuclear fuel, every 7 centimeters of water cuts the amount of radiation in half."
  • wiz21c 1y ago
    On the picture, the fuel rods are indeed protected by a huge quantity of water above them. But what happens below them ? They seem to be in direct contact with the ground...
    • afiori 1y ago
      I would guess that in reality they are either suspended and/or there is enough concrete at the bottom
    • jjk166 1y ago
      People tend to avoid casually tunneling under nuclear pools.