▁are ▁left ▁without ▁the ▁cool ing ▁equipment ▁gover ning ▁its ▁condition . ▁Life ▁After ▁People ▁suggest ▁that ▁nuclear ▁power ▁plants ▁would ▁safely ▁shut ▁down ▁with ▁no ▁ill ▁effects , ▁with ▁no ▁mention ▁of ▁what ▁would ▁happen ▁to ▁spent ▁fuel ▁ro ds ▁in ▁storage . ▁However , ▁in ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁Life ▁After ▁People : ▁The ▁Series , ▁" To xic ▁Re ven ge ", ▁spent ▁fuel ▁ro ds ▁are ▁shown ▁he ating ▁up ▁and ▁expl oding ▁the ▁react ors ▁containing ▁it ▁within ▁ten ▁days ▁of ▁human ity ' s ▁disapp earance . ▁After math ▁also ▁shows ▁that ▁the ▁nuclear ▁power ▁plants ▁themselves ▁would ▁shut ▁down ▁without ▁incident , ▁but ▁the ▁spent ▁fuel ▁rod ▁storage ▁in ▁separate ▁buildings ▁would ▁eventually ▁blow ▁up ▁and ▁spread ▁radiation ▁into ▁the ▁air ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁coun tr ys ide ▁after ▁the ▁backup ▁safety ▁devices ▁fail . ▁Life ▁After ▁People ▁also ▁does ▁not ▁mention ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁poison ous ▁gas ▁from ▁chemical ▁plants ▁when ▁their ▁safety ▁features ▁fail , ▁lack ing ▁the ▁fuel ▁to ▁run ▁them . ▁Life ▁After ▁People ▁does ▁talk ▁about ▁the ▁Ho over ▁Dam ▁still ▁generating ▁power ▁after ▁people , ▁but ▁neither ▁show ▁tal ks ▁about ▁the ▁things ▁power ed ▁by ▁batter ies ▁and ▁solar ▁power . ▁In ▁the ▁Life ▁After ▁People ▁episode , ▁" C rypt ▁of ▁Civil ization ", ▁watch es ▁with ▁batter ies ▁are ▁shown ▁to ▁last ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁year ▁after ▁us . ▁In ▁another ▁episode , ▁" W aves ▁of ▁Dev ast ation ", ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁land marks ▁the ▁episode