After the hearing, Jaczko left some wiggle room. If he is wrong, it would represent a very embarrassing moment for the U.S. government.
"My understanding is there is no water in the spent fuel pool," he said. "I hope my information is wrong. It's a terrible tragedy for Japan."
Jaczko said the information came from NRC staff and experts in Tokyo who are working with the utility in Japan. He said NRC staffers continue to believe the spent fuel pool is dry. " They b elieve the information they have is reliable," he said.
Becks... This was after the hearing with Jaczco. It would appear he is getting his information second hand and perhaps third hand.
Could it be accurate...perhaps and yes that would have dire results. We really don't have accurate information yet.
I have been annoyed over the last few days with news sources that take a pea size grain of truth and wrap it up into a football sized speculation. As Metatron said "if it bleeds it leads"