[ RadSafe ] Unidentified Helicopters Nearly Fired UponOver Nuclear Power ...

[Maury Siskel]

Those tests were performed with a twin engine F-4 Phantom jet.

A B-737 could not squarely impact a containment structure with more than 
one engine. And let us remove to subjective impact of big numbers; 850 
km/hr  =  530 mph  =  460 knots. Yes, the fire resulting from the fuel 
load surely would cause a lot of trouble even when the containment is 
not penetrated. The damage to ancillary systems would produce a lot more 
damage.

The Federal Air Regulations do not preclude a sightseeing aircraft from 
passing over and around any nuclear power plant -- they are not 
surrounded by Prohibited Airspace. The only restriction is that thou 
shalt not "loiter" around NPP's,  stadia, big sports arenas, and so on. 
If you are of an evil inclination, this honestly is not much help.

The problem remains that we are an extremely target-rich nation. Such 
attacks must be contained via intelligence or some other means before 
such attacks are even mounted. There is not sufficient time to shoot 
things down when you have no idea what is about to or is happening until 
it is too late. Such was the case on 9-11. Shooting and asking questions 
later in the United States has not and will not in the foreseeable 
future either fly or float.
Cheers,
Maury&Dog     [Maury Siskel   maurysis at ev1.net]
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BLHamrick at aol.com wrote:

> 
>In a message dated 3/12/2005 2:22:31 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
>sandyfl at earthlink.net writes:
>
>If I my  memory is correct, there has been an actual case of a small 
>plane hitting  a containment building. 
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