Re: FLYOVER SHOWS INDIAN POINT'S A SITTING DUCK

[muckerheide <muckerheide@attbi.com>]

 From: "Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@EARTHLINK.NET>



> On 20 Apr 2002 at 14:48, Jerry Cohen wrote:

> 

>> If the Chernobyl accident is indicative of "as bad as it gets", is

>> the level of concern about Indian Point really justified---

> 

> I'm not sure that anyone can say with certainty that Chernobyl is "as

> bad as it gets". I expect that depends on the type of reactor and

> what the core inventory is, and what is released.



Sandy,



What's possibly worse?   Chain reaction-generated (increased short-lived

fission products) events, first to blast the core through a 1000-ton cover,

then a nuclear excursion ejecting the top quarter to third of the core to

the environment, followed by burning the core graphite for 10 days!?



Regards, Jim



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