someone make an article to debunk some exagerations http://djysrv.blogspot.fr/2012/04/argh-debunking-some-nuclear-nonsense.html
2012/4/23 Alan J Fletcher <[email protected]> > At 10:19 PM 4/6/2012, Mark Goldes wrote: > >> Former UN advisor: If No. 4 pool collapses I’ve been told “during 50 >> years, you cannot contain” >> Nuclear Expert: Fukushima spent fuel has 85 times more cesium than >> released at Chernobyl — “It would destroy the world environment and our >> civilization…" >> >> http://akiomatsumura.com/2012/**04/682.html<http://akiomatsumura.com/2012/04/682.html> >> > > Japanese TV program (It says to Turn on English CC) and transcript > > Fukushima Dai-Ichi No. 4: An earthquake before spent fuel rods are moved > to safe storage would be “the end” > <http://www.nakedcapitalism.**com/2012/04/fukushima-dai-** > ichi-no-4-an-earthquake-**before-spent-fuel-rods-are-** > moved-to-safe-storage-would-**be-the-end.html<http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2012/04/fukushima-dai-ichi-no-4-an-earthquake-before-spent-fuel-rods-are-moved-to-safe-storage-would-be-the-end.html> > > > > http://www.youtube.com/v/eJi-**o4F8eOo?version=3&hl=en_US<http://www.youtube.com/v/eJi-o4F8eOo?version=3&hl=en_US> > > The reporter is Mr. Toru TAMAKAWA. The expert is Dr. Hiroaki KOIDE, > Research Associate at the Research Reactor Institute of Kyoto University. > > eg ... > I asked him “Why can’t we simply transfer them to another pool?” Now, > let’s look at how the transfer is normally done. [3:20] As shown here, > nuclear fuel rods are initially in the reactor. When they are spent, they > are transferred to the spent fuel pool here.[3:28] What they do first is > lower this giant container into the water. [3:34] Then the fuel rods are > transferred into this container in the water. All of them. [3:42] Then they > close the lid with water inside, and hoist the container outside. [3:48] > But now, because of the earthquake, the crane to hoist them is not working > any more. [3:53] Then, how are they going to transfer the fuel rods? > ... > >
