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... Please use the SPENT FUEL POOL STORAGE 48 In the wake of the September 11, 2001, attacks, a great deal of additional work has been or is being carried out by government and private entities to assess the security risks posed by terrorist attacks against nuclear power plants and spent fuel storage. The committee provides a discussion of these studies in the following subsections.
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  • fuel storage
  • fuel pool
  • terrorist attacks
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  • regulatory commission
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  • terrorist attack
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  • water level
  • decay heat
  • commission requires
  • security risks
  • radiation fields

  • pool water


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