Gundersen: Biggest fear remains very precarious Spent Fuel Pool No. 4 collapsing in quake (VIDEO)

Published: December 9th, 2011 at 12:40 pm ET
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The Impact of the Fukushima Radiation on the Ocean, EcoReview, Community Television of Santa Cruz County, Dec. 7, 2011:

Interview with Arnold Gundersen, Chief Engineer, Fairewinds Associates, Inc; Nuclear Engineering, Safety, and Reliability Expert; Federal and Congressional hearing testimony and Expert Witness testimony; Former Senior Vice President Nuclear Licensee; Former Licensed Reactor Operator; 39-years of nuclear industry experience and oversight

At 23:50 in

There still could be a hydrogen explosion that would of course revolatilizes everything again…

My biggest fear remains spent fuel pool of unit 4 which in a severe earthquake could still collapse and the fuel pool is very precarious…

Published: December 9th, 2011 at 12:40 pm ET
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