It would suck to be standing near such a fire, but the by products have very short half lives. The remaining sludge and ashes will be very toxic and 'hot' for a very long time, but people could live in the town of Chernobyl today if anyone cared to.
Yet more arguments for the pebble-bed design and allowing the operators to recycle their fuel.
Anyone know if civilian reactors can be rigged to run on their own power, or are they stuck living on the grid?
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