[John Rogers]

Try to find a copy of the book "We Almost Lost Detroit" which covers all the accidents and incidents that have occurred. The one in Canada was on the Calk River if I remember correctly and was during a refueling when the fuel cells were in a removal cask that was full of fuel cells and water. It was left hanging over a weekend I think it was and the rubber seal on the bottom leaked all the water out and the cooling pump system ran dry. Well the fuel got hotter and hotter and finally melted down into a big burning lump and leaked out the bottom. Can't use water to put out a fire like that sooooooo the Canadian Army took turns dumping shovels of sand on the hot metal!

The US Navy uses the same method to pull fuel cells and put new ones in so we (the Navy) had a person watching these casks when not in movement! The reactor term 'Crud" comes from another accident at Chalk River, I.E. "Chalk River Undetermined Deposits"