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In reply to the discussion: Nuclear Reactor Pool Fire/Huge Risks in U.S. According to Unpublicized NRC Study [View all]FBaggins
(26,748 posts)8. No there wasn't.
At the time it was considered possible because they didn't know if the pool had been damaged. There was a hole in the outer building caused by the explosion at unit 3 that was at the level of the pool and they had no way to tell whether the pool was leaking. If it was... then it was possible that the fire in #4 was also in the pool.
Without a damaged pool, it wouldn't be possible for the fuel to bring the water to boiling, boil it off, and then catch fire in the time available (less than four days).
And we now know with certainty that the pool wasn't leaking.
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Nuclear Reactor Pool Fire/Huge Risks in U.S. According to Unpublicized NRC Study [View all]
kristopher
Feb 2014
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Yes, they love to hide behind the difficulty in tracking nuclear related cancer related fatalities
kristopher
Feb 2014
#14
A consortium of nuclear companies that self insure doesn't really qualify as "commercial insurer"...
kristopher
Feb 2014
#22
That is exactly what the major accident coverage is - and they don't pay "premiums"
kristopher
Feb 2014
#24
You don't change the rotational speed of an AC generator to regulate the voltage output
madokie
Feb 2014
#53
The filing to the NRC (the PDF) asks them to make changes in how they license reactors
kristopher
Feb 2014
#12