Nuclear Plants Near Airports May Be at Risk.
Gary Stoller.
- USA Today, 2003.
- SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 74, Environment, 1522-3205; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Nuclear Plants Near Airports May Be at Risk, June 11, 2003; pp. 1B-2B.
"The nuclear industry beefed up security on the ground at power plants throughout the country after the Sept. 11 [2001] terrorist attacks. But the plants today [2003] remain as vulnerable to a hit from a plane using a nearby small airport as they were then." (USA TODAY) This article discusses the potential threat posed to nuclear power plants by airplanes controlled by terrorists.
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Airplanes Airports--Location Nuclear power plants--Risk assessment Nuclear power plants--Security measures Spent reactor fuels--Storage