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US and UK to do cyber attack tests on a nuclear power plant

 
cyber-attackUK and US to simulate cyber-attack on nuclear plants to test resilience
Countries plan to cooperate by exploring the resilience of nuclear infrastructure to a terrorist attack, Guardian, , 31 Mar 16   Britain and the US will stage a war-game later this year, simulating a cyber attack on a nuclear power plant, to test the readiness of the government and utility firms.As David Cameron prepares to fly to Washington to attend a nuclear security summit, convened by Barack Obama, government sources said the two countries plan to cooperate on exploring the resilience of nuclear infrastructure to a terrorist attack…….

Separately, Cameron is also set to announce an exchange deal with the US, which will see the UK ship 700kg (110st) of nuclear waste, most of it currently stored at Dounreay, in Scotland, to be processed in America.

hypocrisyIn return, the US will send supplies of a different type of uranium to Euratom, the European nuclear agency, to be turned into medical isotopes……..

Cameron will also commit to spend £10bn this year to fund the world of agencies including the IAEA, on improving the security of civil nuclear infrastructure worldwide.

Over lunch on Friday, the world leaders will discuss “scenario-planning” for protecting their nuclear facilities, and preventing volatile nuclear materials falling into the wrong hands…….http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/mar/31/uk-us-simulate-cyber-attack-nuclear-plants-test-resilience

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