Japan’s Fukushima plant faces danger of overheating

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32. You're really not in a position to claim injury at so-called "personal attacks" RE

It's really laughable to try.

But the reason the fuel has NOT been moved to dry casks is: Costs too much.

That's the reason why US reactors often don't do it. It's more expensive and there's no need to move the fuel from the pool (assuming it isn't full).

But the pool we're talking about here IS full... so there's no comparative cost decision to make.

Problem is: the pools drain.

There's that active imagination of yours again. The pools have not drained, and adding water to a pool is one of the easiest tasks out there. The reason they need to remove the fuel is that they're decomissioning the reactors. That necessarily involves removing the fuel before you take the place apart. (planned demolition having more impact on fuel pools than your imaginary "salt water in the pipes causes pools to drain" nonsense)

Years and years of radioactive heat,
Has no impact on pool integrity
salt water in the pipes
Also has no impact on pool integrity
earthquakes and power failures,
An earthquake could theoretically impact pool integrity, but it hasn't happened... and obviously power failures have no impact on steel-reinforced concrete at all.