....another antinuke fairytale bites the dust.
Jaro
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2 May 2003
World Nuclear Association Weekly Digest
US spent fuel security affirmed.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has responded to suggestions that spent fuel is vulnerable to terrorist actions and should be put into dry storage casks after five years. "Nuclear power reactor spent fuel pools are not soft structures. They are neither easily reached nor easily breached. Instead, they are robust structures constructed of very thick concrete walls with stainless steel liners. In addition other design characteristics of these pools can make them highly resistant to damage and can ease the ability to cope with any damage" - eg being below ground level or among other structures. Also, emergency cooling can readily be undertaken. NEI Nuclear Energy Overview 21/4/03.