Subject: Re: Security at U.S. Nuclear Labs Called Unacceptable

["Michael Ford" <MFORD@PANTEX.COM>]

Bill,



First to reply to your earlier post about Chernobyl and the Soviet's hubris about containment buildings, would you care to comment on the operating configuration of the Chernobyl reactor at the time of the accident?  Had any of the designed safety features been defeated?  Had the operating procedures been violated?  I'd be interested to read your answers on those two questions.



Regarding the injury/death of non-combatants during FOF exercises at federal nuclear installations, do you think that the reason for making non-combatant fatalities non-reportable is because there is a high possibility for that very thing during a real attack on a facility?  If a "bad guy" is making off with a nuke or bomb-making materials and has a few hostages in tow, do you really think the security force should withhold fire and let the nuke get away?  Or perhaps I've completely lost your point.



While you espouse the view that the majority of RADSAFErs seem to think that any bad press is a "media conspiracy," your typical counterpoint of "the Man" being behind good press tends to push the pendulum pretty far in the opposite direction.



v/r

Michael





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