Speaking of which, what would actually happen if they just dumped all the waste into the ocean? I mean what do the _numbers_ look like? The ocean is _very_ big.
On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 10:19 AM, ChemE Stewart <[email protected]> wrote: > Right, > > But they still need water. Good thing they had an ocean close by to hide > their sins. > > > On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 10:47 AM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]>wrote: > >> ChemE Stewart <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >>> "So, if the reactors had not been running there would be no disaster" >>> >>> "Idle", loaded reactors, and spent fuel pools still require continuous >>> cooling water. >>> >> >> There was no disaster in the fourth reactor. Therefore, the cooling >> capacity was sufficient, even though it was greatly reduced. (Some of the >> emergency cooling systems survived the tsunami.) The cooling pool needs >> much less cooling capacity than a reactor core right after a SCRAM. >> >> - Jed >> >> >
