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may 30th presentation on preventing nuclear reactor terrorism -prinecton







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> For immediate release: May 23, 2002

> Contact: The Rev. Robert Moore (609) 924-5022 Work; (609) 924-1206 Home

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> PRINCETON UNIVERSITY TASK FORCES ON PREVENTION OF BIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR REACTOR TERRORISM TO PRESENT FINDINGS ON THURSDAY, MAY 30 IN PRINCETON

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> Two Princeton University Task Forces that have researched ways to prevent and mitigate biological and nuclear reactor terrorism will offer “power point” presentations of their findings at 7:30 PM on Thursday, May 30 in Bowl 1 of the University's Woodrow Wilson School, located at the intersection of Washington Road and Prospect Street.

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> The students will also distribute fact sheets with their findings and answer questions from the audience. The presentations are free and open to the public.

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> Five undergraduate students studied nuclear reactor terrorism, and three researched bioterrorism during the spring, 2002 semester as part of Princeton's Community Based Learning Initiative (CBLI). CBLI pairs community agencies with Princeton University classes which study a field related to the agency's work. The students produce their research results in a form that is useful to the agency, in this case, the Coalition for Peace Action.

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> The students were supervised by Professor Frank von Hippel and Dr. Zia Mian in the class they taught on Science and Public Policy. Both will also be present for the public presentations by the students. The Nuclear Terrorism Task Force released their report in a State House press conference on May 21 that was widely covered. This is an opportunity for the public to directly hear the findings and ask questions.

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> Professor von Hippel is a physicist and nuclear policy analyst who is Professor of Public and International Affairs at the Wilson School. Dr. Mian is a Pakistani physicist who has published and edited numerous books and articles on nuclear weapons in South Asia.

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> “We are thrilled with the quality of the work of these students, which has greatly helped our efforts to educate about ways to prevent and mitigate the very real danger of biological and nuclear reactor terrorism.

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> “New Jersey has already been central in the anthrax bioterrorism attack-the Hamilton post office was where the letters were mailed, and where a number of postal workers were infected. And our state could be an attractive target for nuclear reactor terrorism-a so-called dirty bomb-because the Salem nuclear facilities in south Jersey are so close to a large population center.

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> So it is particularly important and relevant for New Jerseyans to take advantage of this opportunity to learn of ways to protect themselves and to shape public policy solutions,” said the Rev. Robert Moore, Executive Director of the Coalition for Peace Action, which is sponsoring the presentations.

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> The Rev. Robert Moore

> Executive Director

> Coalition for Peace Action

> 40 Witherspoon St.

> Princeton, NJ 08542

> (609)924-5022 Phone

> (609)924-3052 Fax

> www.peacecoalition.org

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