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03-29-2011, 07:03 PM

Still, 150 tons isn't realistic, as only the 3'rd reactor was running on that kind of mixture, from that total ~4.200 tons. And from that spent fuel, only about 7% is the fusion resulted plutonium, plus the 3% to 5% from the mox which is new in the reactor. Hardly can reach about 20-30 tons total amount, and this is even exaggerated to the maximum possible according to the quantities in question.
There are enough other radioactive substances to cause chaos in case of a theoretical explosion but plutonium is the least of them (area spread wise). It is a heavy element, can't be lifted in the air for a long period, and the spread zone is low because of that.


BTW, a good source of info on radiation spread can be found in the studies on the effects and spread of the Tsar bomb. Cernobil wasn't really that well documented because it was something they wanted to hide in the closet, but the Tsar bomb was something to be proud of.


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