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Nuclear Regulatory Commission wants anti terrorism plans for reactors

NRC seeks nuke anti-terror plans |Security Info Watch Nuclear plant operators required to submit plans by June 10, Brattleboro Reformer (Vermont) 05-18-2011 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is demanding that operators of the 104 U.S. nuclear reactors submit detailed information about plans to respond to a possible terrorist attack.

NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko said Wednesday that operators must submit by June 10 details about plans, equipment and personnel in place to respond to a terrorist attack. The agency has required nuclear power plants to prove their ability to respond to terrorism since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington…….NRC seeks nuke anti-terror plans |

May 19, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, USA