No, I mean it can cool only as long as it is in touch with the surface of the rods.

I wonder how accessible were the spent fuel pools.

After the explosions, not at all: that's hy they first tried helicopters, then water cannons, then fire trucks with telescopic arms, finally a concrete pump.

The measure is criticized, as it only added a radioactive cloud for Belarus.

Can you cite that source? The one you quoted is very interesting, though one crucial point is unclear: whether they actually used it or not. That is, is "Therefore we very quickly rejected this measure." a precise translation and the past tense in the paragraph before erroneous, or would "Therefore we very quickly abandoned this measure." be more correct?

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One whose delusions are out of fashion.}