Gundersen: 26 nuclear plants in area where Hurricane Sandy likely to hit —

[PamW]

10. Good explanation!

FBaggins,

Good summary. Unfortunately, idiot Gunderson has the ear of people who think with their politics instead of their brains.

Decay heat is 5-7% of pre-shutdown power for only a short time. The fission products that produce the most heat are those that decay the fastest. That goes together. If the nuclide decays fast; it produces energy fast. However that doesn't last long.

Some of the plants, like Oyster Creek already had the reactor shutdown for refueling. In fact, Oyster Creek has been shutdown over a week. The Salem plant has been offline for refueling since Oct 14.

I agree with you. I don't know where idiot Gunderson gets this idea that there is something that can "unzip" in a spent fuel pool.

Gunderson really should be ashamed. Scientific societies and responsible scientists have called him a crock; but his audience doesn't care whether they are getting the truth or not. They want to be lied to by this idiot; it makes these self-righteous fools feel superior in some manner.

PamW