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... Please use the TERRORIST ATTACKS ON SPENT FUEL STORAGE 33 Since the September 11, 2001, attacks, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued directives to power plant operators to enhance protection against vehicle bombs. The Commission also has issued directives to power plant operators to enhance protection against insider threats.
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Key Terms

  • spent fuel
  • fuel storage
  • terrorist attacks
  • nuclear regulatory
  • dry cask

  • regulatory commission
  • terrorist attack
  • fuel assemblies
  • power plant
  • storage facility

  • commercial nuclear
  • radioactive material
  • fuel assembly
  • classified report
  • plant operators

  • committee judges
  • security procedures
  • fuel facility
  • commission declined
  • guard force

  • enhance protection
  • issued directives
  • physical barriers
  • detailed briefings
  • radiological dispersal

  • fuel rods
  • ground attacks
  • highly radioactive
  • fuel rod
  • dispersal device


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