is it possible that the steam coming from Fukushima is melted plutonium and uranium without iodine increase

Looking at Arnier's video, he talks about fuel rods melting, and therefore evaporization of uranium/plutonium. Ish't that considered kind of "passive release" of those elements versus active fissioning in a reactor? That may explain why the radioactive iodine remains fairly low while maybe some of the heavier elements which are exposed to the air/heat in the fuel rots pools are getting relased, I therefore conclude that the recent results of low I131 and cesium do not really paint the real picture. It is no longer a matter of active fissioning, rather constant release of radioactive steam to begin with. Does that make sense?
Therefore we are in a false sense of "security".
Thus, all this recent dark clouds etc...I can imagine that the constant steam relased in Fukushima goes up in the sky, follows the jetstreams and then it kind of accumulates to clouds since the presence of the particles itself will maybe slow down the speed in which they travel, kind of a "rush hour" slow down of particles, but due to that a limited dispersion in the space of the atmosphere. Does that make sense?
I also think that it takes about 10 days after a major release in Japan for the heavier cloud stuff to show up here in California.
If the particles accumulate in a dense field in the atmosphaere, the rush hour jam, then it makes sense that spikes hit California more heavily once they come with the jetstream. Kind of like traffic on highway 4.

The spent fuel pools are not

The spent fuel pools are not likely to be the primary cause of the release. They did not contain any I-131 in them prior to the accident (after the accident, they had some just because of the release from the reactor). In the event that there was some release of uranium or plutonium, it would be very likely to be transported far from the site, and that is confirmed by the fact that neither we nor the EPA have detected any plutonium or non-natural uranium in the US.

Tim [BRAWM Team Member]

Having fuel vaporize as

Having fuel vaporize as steam would really require very high temps. I don't think those temps have been in the fuel pools since they started to pour water on them.

Could be wrong though. The steam is likely to be coming from the pools, but there probably are only small amounts of radiation in them. A fuel pool fire is what would release the nasty stuff.

according to Arnie's video,

according to Arnie's video, there is no water in the pools, at least in some pools it was not, not sure about whehter they started to pour water in. In one of the videos he is showing a waterless pool. i can find the link if needed.

That was in reactor 4. The

That was in reactor 4. The steam seems to be coming from Nos. 2 and 3.

I don't think that's

I don't think that's correct. The temperatures have been rising, DESPITE all the water they are pouring in.

I would love for someone to explain exactly WHAT all that steam that we've been seeing rising from the plant is. What is it???

What's the source you are

What's the source you are using for the temperatures rising at the reactors?

Arnie says it is

Arnie says it is radioactive. therefore I assume some of it MUST be plutonium since the plutonium is stored in the pools. Temperatures have been high enough to create the steam, so yes, no fire is needed, the steam is already a sign that the fuel rods are melting, check Arnies video.
That is why we do not see higher levels or iodine and cesium, that is my theory.

Why would you assume there

Why would you assume there is Plutonium in there?

Steam is created at 100C, the fuel melts at 1500C or higher. At least an order of magnitude different.

If molten fuel was causing the steam, it wouldn't be just a whiff, but it would probably resemble a geyser.

Even if the steam and Plutonium are reacting, you would get PuO2 which isn't water soluable and therefore not be readily carried off in steam.

PU is in the pools because

PU is in the pools because it is a byproduct of spent fuel. However, to address the OP's concern, PU is too heavy to be carried long distances by steam.

I meant to say Pu in the

I meant to say Pu in the steam.

Even if the fuel pool exploded?

That is what Gundersen believes and that is why we are seeing strontium in Hawaii and possibly this in the US.

It is NOT so much vapor but particulates in the air from the explosion. Spent fuel rods were found over a mile away and it was clear a massive explosion in the spent fuel pool.

Last's month's explosion is

Last's month's explosion is an entirely different issue than the steam that is escaping now. My guess is that PU was scattered in the explosion but is not currently in the steam (or, if it is in the steam, it is not going to travel far).

I know Mr. Gundersen keeps

I know Mr. Gundersen keeps repeating that the pieces of fuel rods were found a mile away, but I don't remember that being the case.

I remember hearing about fuel assembly fragments onsite that needed to be bulldozed over to protect workers and that traces of Pu were found up to a mile away.

Does someone have a link to where it talks about fuel assemblies being displaced up to a mile?

Watch this April 26th 2011

Watch this April 26th 2011 Video...

http://fairewinds.com/updates

Sigh. Looking for

Sigh.

Looking for independent verification. I already know what Mr. Gundersen's view on this is.