->  TW> Water does little to Nothing to stop Gamma Rays. It takes Lead or
->  TW> other Heavy metals to do that. Now the Water/Plastic does a good job
->  TW> on Neutrons. Which Can Kill Humans, Rembember the Neutron Bomb that
->  TW> killed the People but didn't destroy the buildings etc??

-> I didn't state water would stop gamma radiation though you're right it
-> may have seemed to be an asumption. I wondered too why nuclear waste is
-> handled in pools of water and seems to be safe for the operators? I
-> guess the greater distance away from the blue glow has something to do
-> with it.

 The Distance is the better part of the Gamma Protection but one of the
concerns for an Expended Reactor Core is the Neutron Flux. And the
Water is a good shield for that. 
The Blue Glow is even more facinating when seen in person by the way. I
got to see it up at the Navy's Reactor Site up in Idaho. I spent 2 years
there in the middle 50's

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