Recent content by aamrwc

The JPG picture T-cup shows doesn't look like re bar to me. RE bar would bend. There are other pictures of bend re bar in other clips. These sure look like a pile of fuel rods like in #757. None of it is bent and I don't see any attached concrete

If the pumps don’t work this weekend how much trouble are we in? If they do what are the implications? If rods are melting down and you add water do you get recriticality or a restart of the fission process? Is that like having an open air reactor? I’ve heard more talk of the concrete option...

Thanks Marwood. These weren't of much use. I'm looking for rational analysis not emotion.

The advice to ignore populists news channels is what I am trying to do. Hence, this is why I am here. I have read this complete thread and have not found a concise Best case, Most likely and Worst case outcome in layman's terms. Responses so far have not been useful. There is a lot of...

I'm just a dumb economist and would love to have someone lay out three scenarios and implications: Best case, Most Likely and Worst Case. So far, it seems like this is a recoverable event and financially manageable but all the reporting I'm hearing makes me want to run screaming to the exits...