[ RadSafe ] Yucca Mountain

[James Salsman]

Dan,

Thank you for your question:

> Again, what connection do you bring between
> at-reactor spent fuel storage pools and weather?

Rapid loss of load caused by flooding or forest fire,
leading to cooling needs beyond the scope of the
facility will have people in large vehicles scrambling
around everywhere and that can not be good for
containment.

What is the current rate of U238 seepage from the
storage facilities?

James Salsman