Nuclear Plants Near Airports May Be at Risk. Gary Stoller.
by Stoller, Gary; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 74Environment. Publisher: USA Today, 2003ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): Airplanes | Airports -- Location | Nuclear power plants -- Risk assessment | Nuclear power plants -- Security measures | Spent reactor fuels -- StorageDDC classification: 050 Summary: "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.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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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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