Topic: Zirconium

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Death or Worse
Episode 287 1:53:58 - 1:57:28

287: Death or Worse

Nuclear Spent Fuel Pool Risks in Japan

An atomic physicist explains the dangers of spent fuel pools at the Fukushima nuclear plant going dry, which could lead to zirconium-fed fires and the release of radioactive cesium-137 gas. The hosts deconstruct the technical explanation of how the fuel rods could rupture.