Reply #11: I do not support nuclear power, but we should be aware that Mr. Kamps works for an organization

[rhett o rick]

that is against nuclear power and not unbiased. I am not an expert but I can see a number of holes in his argument here. There are a lot of "if's" and "could's" and maybe some misinformation. The spent fuel in the pools is not very dangerous and that's why they arent in a containment. Yes the spent fuel needs to be kept cool but remember it's spent. If circulation ceased the water would indeed get hotter but how long to boil away is in question here. I doubt it is in the hours or even daysn and even then I dont believe an explosion would occur as stated.
Again I am not supporting nuclear power, and not saying there isnt reason for concern, but I dont put much weight in Mr. Kamps story. He has an agenda.

Now having said that, I do want to point out that these stores of spent fuel at private reactors are a hazard, but most likely not from natural disasters. But to me they are a dangerous target for terrorists. Instead of finding a permanent storage in a mountain, we allow tons of spent fuel to be stored "temporarily" at reactor sites around the nation.