They are completely dry, according to the Chairman of the NRC. This means they are burning, venting into the air through the semi-destroyed building. These rods are normally kept in perpetuity under 20 feet of regularly circulating water. The pool for #3 is “not cooling properly and temperature is rising” says the operator, and “#5 has an unusually large number of fuel rods” stored there, which are now overheating as well.
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