Nuclear Power Plants and Their Fuel as Terrorist Targets

In the wake of the 11 September attack on the World Trade Center, a large number of outrageous public statements appeared, claiming that any attack on a nuclear plant or its fuel would be catastrophic. Because no effective rebuttal appeared from responsible agencies and organizations, a number of me...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2002-09, Vol.297 (5589), p.1997-1999
Main Authors: Chapin, Douglas M., Cohen, Karl P., Davis, W. Kenneth, Kintner, Edwin E., Koch, Leonard J., Landis, John W., Levenson, Milton, Mandil, I. Harry, Pate, Zack T., Rockwell, Theodore, Schriesheim, Alan, Simpson, John W., Squire, Alexander, Starr, Chauncey, Stone, Henry E., Taylor, John J., Todreas, Neil E., Wolfe, Bertram, Zebroski, Edwin L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents
Applied sciences
Cancer
Casks
Corporate vice presidents
Energy
Energy. Thermal use of fuels
Environmental aspects
Exact sciences and technology
Field Tests
Fission nuclear power plants
Fuels
Installations for energy generation and conversion: thermal and electrical energy
National security
Nuclear accidents & safety
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear fuels
Nuclear industry
Nuclear power
Nuclear power plants
Nuclear reactors
Nuclear terrorism
Policy Forum
Power reactors
Radiation accidents
Radiology
Safety and security measures
Stability
Steels
Terrorism
Water
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Summary:In the wake of the 11 September attack on the World Trade Center, a large number of outrageous public statements appeared, claiming that any attack on a nuclear plant or its fuel would be catastrophic. Because no effective rebuttal appeared from responsible agencies and organizations, a number of members of the National Academy of Engineering worked to hammer out a statement that all the signatories would be willing to publicly stand behind. This Statement, based on engineering principles and long, practical experience in nuclear technology, is presented as a Policy Forum.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1077855