Safety and Security of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage: Public Report

Sandia has been studying spent fuel pool fire scenarios for the NRC. "Safety and Security of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage: Public Report (2006)" provides some excellent information on zirconium cladding fires in spent fuel pools.

(http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11263&page=R1)

The issue is summarized in this report:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-alvarez/the-fukushima-nuclear-dis_b_1444146.html

This is a good explanation of a loss of pool coolant event and subsequent "zirconium cladding fire."
http://theenergycollective.com/david-lewis/53872/nrc-description-loss-pool-coolant-event

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