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This disaster -- but allan chernoff has simplified it with an explanation from the kitchen. >> christine, kiran, consider the danger of having a pot with no water on top of a high flame. obviously this could cause a fire in the kitchen. well, that gives us a sense of the challenge the japanese are dealing with right now at the daiichi nuclear power plant. consider those spent fuel rods, they generate tremendous heat, up to 2,100 fahrenheit. now, that's enough to melt them, burn them, and send radioactive material into the atmosphere. they have to be kept under water just like spaghetti cooking...
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