NPP #4 Will Burn If Coollant Is Lost
In this Fairewinds’ feature, Fairewinds Associates Chief Engineer Arnie Gundersen analyzes a US government national laboratory simulation video that shows nuclear spent fuel rods do catch fire when exposed to air. This simulation video proves Fairewinds’ assertions that nuclear fuel rods can catch fire when exposed to air, and Arnie discusses the ramifications of this phenomena if the Fukushima Daiichi Unit 4 spent fuel pool were to lose cooling water.
http://fairewinds.org/content/can-spent-fuel-pools-catch-fire
Includes the Sandia National Laboratories video in its entirety


The fresher spent fuel in
The fresher spent fuel in reactor number 4 has been out of the reactor for almost 2 years now.