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RE: NRC News release on Terrorists.



Title: RE: NRC News release on Terrorists.

OOOOPS -- I guess John meant burning jet fuel from the airliner ! (thanks Phil !)

...but if nothing gets through the wall, what difference does it make ? (ignoring destruction of the "balance of plant" for the moment).

As we saw in the WTC disaster, much of the fuel was gone in the initial fireball. I suspect this would be even more so in the case of a disintegration of an airliner on the outside of a containment dome.... in contrast to the WTC, where a significant fraction spilled throughout the interior of the structure and ignited any combustible materials there....

Also, in chemical/petrochemical industry, large concrete basins are used for emergency/accidental spills to safely burn-off the flammable liquid.

I think there is a big difference between the relatively skimpy & fragile fireproofing of steel structures in highrises, and rebar embedded in four-foot thick concrete walls !

Jaro