RE: Terrorist attacks on nuclear facilities

["Jacobus, John (OD/ORS)" <jacobusj@ors.od.nih.gov>]

Hi, 

If you have been reading the news, it was not the impact of the jet liners

that brought down the World Trade Towers, but the fire from the fuel

weakening the supporting steel superstructure.  Does anyone know if the

safety analysis considered intense heat as well as the impact on the

containment building?



-- John 

John Jacobus, MS

Certified Health Physicist 

3050 Traymore Lane

Bowie, MD  20715-2024



E-mail:  jenday1@email.msn.com (H)      



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-----Original Message-----

From: Jack Earley [mailto:jearley@enercon.com]

Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 4:59 AM

To: keith.millington@TFT.CSIRO.AU; radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

Subject: Re: Terrorist attacks on nuclear facilities





As I recall, since TMI is near the Harrisburg International Airport, its

containment was designed to withstand the impact of a 737 at 600 mph. I

suppose any future plants should now take that design feature into account.

. . .

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