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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



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-----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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