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@SleepyNeutrons In what way are the Spent Fuel pools at #ZaporizhiaNPP special and not able to burn if not cooled?

If not cooled they start to boil in about 3 days and generate hydrogen, then the water level drops half a meter a day untill the fuel is exposed. When the fuel is exposed it burns
@SleepyNeutrons Senior reactor operator blocks when told.... Yes spent nuclear fuel is fully still reactive and Fissionable, full of poisonous radionuclides

And

Yes, it does burn, melt and fission when bundles of it are exposed to air.

He was saying it doesn't burn

Hot things burn in air
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Today we want to touch again on the topic of Ukraine's nuclear security: an analysis of the event by experts

❌ The russ occup continue to hide behind the #ZaporizhiaNPP According to The Insider milit equipment and about 500 russ soldiers are on the territory of the facility
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Part of the ammunition is stored inside the power units. In this way, the "safety" of the occupiers' equipment and personnel is achieved. As of the morning of August 6, the 4th power unit of the ZNPP was disconnected from the power system
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ZNPP workers are eliminating the consequences of damage to the nitrogen-oxygen station and the joint auxiliary building, which the Russians got into yesterday.
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