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(29,080 posts) Fri May 4, 2012, 08:56 AM May 2012

Like cesium from all 800 nuclear bombs ever dropped on Earth, except all at once (VIDEO)

Gundersen at ~25:00 in

There’s more cesium in that [Unit 4] fuel pool than in all 800 nuclear bombs exploded above ground…

But of course it would happen all at once.

It would certainly destroy Japan as a functioning country…

Move south of the equator if that ever happened, I think that’s probably the lesson there.

http://enenews.com/gundersen-move-south-equator-unit-4-fuel-pool-dry-lesson-like-cesium-all-800-nuclear-bombs-dropped-earth-except-all-video

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Gundersen: Move south of equator if Unit 4 fuel pool goes dry [View all] Generic Other May 2012 OP

What, you were against electricity too cheap to meter? Fumesucker May 2012 #2

We have it using hydroelectric in the PNWest Generic Other May 2012 #3

The Trojan reactor taught us Viva_La_Revolution May 2012 #4

Hydro is great where it's feasible.. Fumesucker May 2012 #13

Lots of hydro here in northeast Oklahoma madokie May 2012 #23

We have hydro, just not nearly enough for the development here.. Fumesucker May 2012 #24

We seem to be having a very mild spring/summer so far this year madokie May 2012 #29

mmm. I'm still waiting for them to take away my meter... nilram May 2012 #25

I don't think you're getting the point flamingdem May 2012 #7

Gotcha... Anyway, this is just one more for the file.. snooper2 May 2012 #10

Lay it out Snoop flamingdem May 2012 #11

You don't publish a paper before you have all the evidence you need snooper2 May 2012 #12

Not a good idea flamingdem May 2012 #14

Also note that this thread is struggling to get recs flamingdem May 2012 #8

Note: my K & R L0oniX May 2012 #15

A statement, true or false, sulphurdunn May 2012 #28

Can you believe we're still discussing this horrible issue... CoffeeCat May 2012 #30

Hi CC! flamingdem May 2012 #32

... SammyWinstonJack May 2012 #9

K & R L0oniX May 2012 #16

K & R MoreGOPoop May 2012 #17

K&R suffragette May 2012 #19

K&R. n/t DLevine May 2012 #20

On The Beach slackmaster May 2012 #21

Well I would expect so. There wasn't any cesium in any of those bombs 4th law of robotics May 2012 #22

it says "from all" paulk May 2012 #26

OK, so the title is factually incorrect. DCKit May 2012 #27

I hope we can watch that later. nt bananas May 2012 #34

It's so hard to know what and who to believe these days Marrah_G May 2012 #35

You CAN eliminate all of these: bvar22 May 2012 #37

I don't have access to all the information mick063 May 2012 #38

I'll enjoy having California all to myself. hunter May 2012 #36