Originally Posted By: Arney
Originally Posted By: Dan_McI
If there really were a nuclear explosion, like a bomb, whoever is close to it is pretty much screwed.

There will not be a nuclear explosion. Even fresh fuel rods do not have enough fissile material to sustain a nuclear chain reaction and detonate.


I was only using a hypothetical, and it is within the realm of possibility that one could be near a nuclear explosion, without it being caused by fuel rods.