The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists reports:
A typical nuclear power plant contains within its core about 1,000 times the long-lived radioactivity released by the Hiroshima bomb. The spent fuel pools at nuclear power plants typically contain some multiple of that—several Chernobyls’ worth. . . .
We reported in 1986—and it is still the case today—that NRC regulations require nuclear reactor operators to protect against no more than a single insider and/or three external attackers, acting as a single team, wielding no more than hand-held automatic weapons.
Security personnel at power reactors are not required to be prepared for:
• more than three intruders;
• more than one team of attackers using coordinated tactics;
• more than one insider;
• weapons greater than hand-held automatic weapons;
• attack by boat or plane; or
• any attack by “enemies of the United States,” whether governments or individuals.
Have a nice day.
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