On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 1:05 PM, John Sessoms <[email protected]> wrote:

> I'm wondering how the water got out of the storage pool. The ones I'm
> familiar with are massive reinforced concrete structures with walls many
> feet thick set below ground level.

These are said to be on a floor above the reactor, with no strong
ceiling or lid. There's a small diagram at:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/16/world/asia/reactors-status.html

Things might have turned out better if the spent fuel were in the
basement, and the diesel generators were on the upper levels.

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