U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission study () “Technical Study of Spent Fuel Pool Accident Risk at Decommissioning Nuclear Power Plants” cover letter (August 2000) identifying calculated “short term” human health consequence (in cancer deaths and societal dose) of an irradiated fuel fire at a decommissioned nuclear power station. Consequences for a fuel fire at a typical operating nuclear power station in the US today are comparable. Report references “long term consequences” of an irradiated fuel storage pond fire as “unaffected.” These cancer fatalities are contemplated and calculated in the report in the Zirconium Fuel Fire section potentially in excess of 26,000 deaths out to 500 miles.

NRC Security Expert’s “Differing Professional Opinion” noting that 47% of U.S. reactors suffer from serious security deficiences, (, 2797k)