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To: stockman_scott who wrote (6427)	10/20/2001 11:03:19 AM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (1) of 281500

What's your view of the potential terrorist threat that our nation's nuclear facilities face? IMHO, we should phase them out and shut them down ASAP. scott, imo the terrorist nuclear threat is very real and viable. i see it in several forms... attacking a power plant from outside will be very difficult but certainly possible. the security at these plants is substantial and being increased, but every eventuality cannot be protected against. we have 109 such plants in operation currently in the USA...they supply at least 20% of our power. i doubt they ever get shut down en masse. a nuclear weapon detonation is also a possibility. the material for a high grade weapon is extremely difficult to come by, but this is not out of the question either imo. lower level nuclear waste has been more readily available. this can be mixed with conventional explosives and create a wide area nuclear fallout situation by simply setting it off with a blasting cap. here is a good site to get info on a broad range of nuclear energy and power plant subjects. nuc.umr.edu unclewest

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