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And lets
not forget above ground storage casks… -----Original
Message----- Agreed -- spent fuel in pools is much more
vulnerable (though its generally below ground level - not easy to hit, and
several metres below water surface - burning fuel floats). BUT its also much less radioactive -- the
activity (and heat) decreases tremendously in the initial hours, days and weeks
following discharge from the reactor. Not likely to result in dangerous
contamination beyond the plant's exclusion boundary, therefore not an
attractive target for terrorists, IMHO. Jaro -----Original Message----- Has anyone thought of the much more
vulnerable spent fuel pools and onsite Mark L. Miller, Certified Health Physicist ************************************************************************ |