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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 04:23 PM Original message |
Scientists warn of risks from spent-fuel cooling pools and plutonium-rich, mixed-oxide fuel inside o |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. The reason why less attention is paid to it is because it is a simpler problem. |
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whosinpower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 04:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. If the pool itself is damaged from the explosion |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 04:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Then you would have a massive massive radiation release right now. |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 05:45 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Really? |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 04:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. satellite pictures of the Fukushima plant showed evidence of damage to the spent fuel pool. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 05:02 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I said it is simple not that it isn't potentially dangerous. |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 05:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Problem: Water hits rods and turns to steam (fail) |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 05:18 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Why is it fail? |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 05:42 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Let's hope it is not fail, but it is improvised and untested as a method nt |
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Peace Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 06:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I just read that they're piping ALL sea water to THREE plants through ONE pipe |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. "spent-fuel pool fire could very well produce damage similar to or even greater than Chernobyl' |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
6. People forget about the Kyshtym disaster |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
9. My heart goes out to the people of Japan. |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
14. Propublica: Status of Spent Nuclear Fuel in Question at Crippled Japanese Power Plant |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
15. according to nytimes Fukushima #2 cooling pool was damaged in the big quake |
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