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RE: NRC News release on Terrorists.
Dean,
It should be noted the that World Trade Center buildings were designed to
take the impact of the planes that did hit them, but the fire is what
destroyed the integrity of the supporting structure. I bet the fighter jet
was not full of fuel when it hit the structure.
-- John
John Jacobus, MS
Certified Health Physicist
3050 Traymore Lane
Bowie, MD 20715-2024
E-mail: jenday1@email.msn.com (H)
-----Original Message-----
From: High Plains Drifter [mailto:magna1@jps.net]
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 5:59 PM
To: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
Subject: NRC News release on Terrorists.
Kind of answers the question about reactor containments and large aircraft.
Fighter jets have been crashed into them as a test though.
. . .
No. 01-112September 21, 2001
NRC REACTS TO TERRORIST ATTACKS
. . .
Q: What would happen if a large commercial airliner was intentionally
crashed into a nuclear power plant?
A:. Nuclear power plants have inherent capability to protect public health
and safety through such features as robust containment buildings, redundant
safety systems, and highly trained operators. They are among the most
hardened structures in the country and are designed to withstand extreme
events, such as hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes. In addition, all NRC
licenses with significant radiological material have emergency response
plans to enable the mitigation of impacts on the public in the event of a
release. However, the NRC did not specifically contemplate attacks by
aircraft such as Boeing 757s or 767s and nuclear power plants were not
designed to withstand such crashes. Detailed engineering analyses of a large
airliner crash have not yet been performed.
. . .
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