I think it's about Chernobyl. To me it seems like the continuation of the story told in "The Spoken Word" from STS. Pool could refer to the pools in the reactor which is what malfunctioned leading to the disaster. The storm = radiation cloud, of course "radiate" is obvious. Listen to this and look at pictures of abandoned Pripyat, Ukraine and it will chill you.
I think it's about Chernobyl. To me it seems like the continuation of the story told in "The Spoken Word" from STS. Pool could refer to the pools in the reactor which is what malfunctioned leading to the disaster. The storm = radiation cloud, of course "radiate" is obvious. Listen to this and look at pictures of abandoned Pripyat, Ukraine and it will chill you.