Holes In Wall Mean Spent Nuclear Fuel Pool Exposed to Outside Air - TEPCO

[Hissyspit]

Source: Reuters

TEPCO says the holes in the wall of the outer building at reactor 4 have left the spent nuclear fuel pool exposed to the outside air.
by Reuters_MarkKolmar at 8:33 AM

Read more: http://live.reuters.com/Event/Japan_earthquake2

[RKP5637]

1. I suspected this might happen, too much bad news than good news coming out

about the situation. Hasn't sounded good/really contained from the beginning. Thanks for link!

[Possumpoint]

2. Maybe I'm Wrong But

With the design of that style reactor, where the roof and walls are blown out on units 2&3 (?), the containment pools are also exposed.

[plumbob]

3. Can't be! Lots and lots of folks right here on DU are telling me

that these reactors only produce as much radiation as a glow in the dark watch, and that you could eat and drink gallons and pounds of this water and those rods with your only concern being getting too much Vitamin C!

Nukes are just that green!

[marions ghost]

5. +1000

Radiation's natural, dontcha know. We get it from the sun. No worries!

I wonder if some of these Nukeheads would like a free trip to Tokyo right now...

[thereismore]

6. They are hiding now, but they will be back. They'll tell you it's a green technology. nt

[Bonobo]

7. Woo hoo! You won! You won!!!

[bluecoat_fan]

4. Spent fuel burns when exposed to air.

This explains the fire yesterday in #4. Spent fuel radiation is far more dangerous and could make the land "inhabitable". If you use France's estimation, this spent fuel radiation could be in Tokyo in the next hour or two, depending on the wind.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

8. Gov't orders injection of water into No. 4 reactor spent fuel pool at Fukushima plant

NEWS ADVISORY: Gov't orders injection of water into No. 4 reactor spent fuel pool at Fukushima plant (00:59)

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