RE: " Jane's nuclear expert on carnage a terrorist could cause at a nuclear site " [FW]

["Kent, Michael D." <Michael.Kent@nmcco.com>]

My point would be why didn't the security force shoot them?  How did the security force know the invaders were Greenpeace?  Maybe the invaders could be terrorist disguised as Greenpeace, but then again Greenpeace is a terrorist organization.  I say shoot a few Greenpeace protesters, I would believe you would have less protesters.  Funny, Greenpeace doesn't try to break into US Nuclear Plants.  I wonder why?  Is it they know they would be shot, or sent to jail for a long period?



Things to ponder.



Michael D. Kent





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Jaro, what happens when the security forces don't recognize Greenies and

start using live ammunition to defend a plant? Are British containment

structures essentially different from those in the US? Best evidence

posted here thus far re: a jumbo jet "strike" is that the fireball would

be impressive, but would not compromise the containment structure.

Thanks,

Maury Siskel          maury@webtexas.com

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"Franta, Jaroslav" wrote:



> Are you as unimpressed by this "expert" as I am ?

>

> Jaro

>

> Jane's nuclear expert on carnage a terrorist could cause at a nuclear

> site.

> By ANDY OPPENHEIMER.

> 14 January 2003

> The Mirror (UK)

>

> IF terrorists had been the invaders today, Britain could have faced a

> Chernobyl-style disaster.

>

> Attackers would have been able to disable external cooling systems

> that prevent the reactor from overheating (which is what happened at

> Chernobyl). Suicide bombers could simply break in and detonate their

> explosives.

>

> A terrorist attack could release radioactive particles into the

> atmosphere, at best causing disruption to energy supplies, at worst

> radioactive fallout, hysteria and mass fatalities.

>

> To cause a core meltdown and disperse radioactive material, attackers

> would have to defeat the security systems and destroy or disable its

> multiple safety systems simultaneously.

>

> Terrorists could have wrought havoc. Explosives could cause a massive

> radiological release. Small truck bombs could damage vital reactor

> systems and lead to a core meltdown.

>

> A jumbo jet hitting the reactor containment building would cause a

> massive explosion and subsequent radioactive release. A typical

> nuclear power plant



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