Huh? The reactors were already scrammed. No more uranium fission going on. How is dumping boric acid on them going to stop what ain't happening?
The reactors are hot after a scram because of decaying fission products, which must run their course; boric acid is not going to stop that decay.
The reactors are already full of boron, that's what the control rods are.
-——How is dumping boric acid on them going to stop what ain’t happening? ———
Dithering causes delay.
Something is being done even if it is wrong