Skip to main content

Safety and Security of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Public Report (2006) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:


Pages 1-2

The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.


From page 1...
... Congress asked the National Research Council for technical advice related to the vulnerability of spent fuel storage facilities to terrorist attacks. Congress, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the Department of Homeland Security are responsible for translating this advice into policy actions.
Read the entire page →
From page 2...
... About this PDF file: This new digital representation of the original work has been recomposed from XML files created from the original paper book, not from the original typesetting files. Page breaks are true to the original; line lengths, word breaks, heading styles, and other typesetting-specific formatting, however, cannot be retained, and some typographic errors may have been accidentally inserted.
Read the entire page →

Key Terms

  • spent fuel
  • fuel storage
  • terrorist attacks
  • nuclear regulatory
  • regulatory commission

  • terrorist attack
  • maximum credible
  • storage facilities
  • power plant
  • storage facility

  • commercial nuclear
  • congress asked
  • technical advice
  • credible scenario
  • classified report

  • potential consequences
  • vulnerability analyses
  • necessarily result
  • potential vulnerabilities


    • This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
    More information on Chapter Skim is available.