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To: PCSS who wrote (627)	5/24/2002 4:16:53 PM
From: Elwood P. Dowd	Respond to of 4345

I don't suppose that the following helped the mini-rally that was in progress at about 3:30pm: 3:32pm Reuters Company News U.S. orders more security at decommissioned nuke plants By Tom Doggett WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - In response to general terror threats against the United States, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Friday ordered extra security measures to protect spent fuel stored in water-filled pools at U.S. commercial nuclear power plants that are being decommissioned. ADVERTISEMENT Military experts are worried that terror groups may try to wrap such radioactive material around so-called "dirty" bombs, which when exploded could contaminate a large area in a city. The NRC said its order also applied to General Electric's (NYSE:GE - News) nuclear fuel storage facility in Morris, Illinois, which was issued an operating permit by the agency in 1967. Some of the requirements formalize security measures the NRC called for after the Sept. 11 attacks, but additional safety steps have been ordered following a comprehensive security review by the agency. "The commission views these compensatory measures as prudent, interim steps to address the current threat environment in a consistent manner," the agency said. The NRC said it would not specifically identify what extra security measures plants will have to take, but generally they involve increased patrols, installation of additional physical barriers to plants, vehicle checks farther from the facilities and better coordination between plant security and law enforcement and military authorities. Many of the security enhancements are already in place, but licensees must start implementing any remaining steps within six months. Licensed plant operators must give the NRC their schedules within 20 days for implementing the security measures. After a nuclear power plant is closed and removed from service, it must be decommissioned. This involves removal and disposal of radioactive components and materials, such as the reactor and associated piping, and the cleanup of radioactive or hazardous contamination that may remain in the buildings and on the site. Enhanced security will required at rectors already decommissioned, including the 849-megawatt Shoreham plant in New York and the Fort St. Vrain facility in Colorado. There are also 17 power reactors either in or entering the decommissioning phase, according to the Nuclear Energy Institute. The plants are: Dresden 1, Illinois; Fermi 1, Michigan; Humboldt Bay, California; Indian Point 1, New York; LaCrosse, Wisconsin; Millstone 1, Connecticut; Peach Bottom 1 and Three Mile Island 2, Pennsylvania; and Zion 1 and 2, Illinois. Other plants are: Connecticut Yankee, Connecticut; Rancho Seco and San Onofre, California; Saxton, Pennsylvania; Yankee Rowe, Massachusetts; Trojan, Oregon; and Big Rock Point, Michigan.