[LurkedLongEnough]

More research is probably needed... </sarcasm>

[WFTR]

When all is said and done, there is no real safety in security measures. We can't stop our enemies from plotting and executing attacks in the United States while retaining our freedom. Instead, the proper strategy is to keep killing Muslim jihadists until none or left or the few remaining ones surrender. "Jihad" is a declaration of total war, and we won't defeat it except through an effort that will essentially be a counter-jihad. We've tried for 30 years to find a way around this truth. There isn't any other way. We simply have to destroy our enemies to gain real security for ourselves and our families.

Bill

[Pontiac]

NRC-commissioned studies say a plant's concrete and steel infrastructure could withstand a suicide airplane attack,

making the risks of a major release of radioactivity low.

The first is probably true. The second is blatantly false.

The terrorist do not need to breach the Containment Building to cause a major release.

Another thing in the article I have to question is the part about the 1 billion dollars the government has spent to boost nuke plant security. The government simply says the utilities has to meet this new standard and the Utilities have to come up with the money to pay for the improvements or loose their license to operate.

[RightWhale]

Yep. Sounds like the anti-nuke campaign is revving up. There must be serious interest in building some new nuke plants.

[CenturionM]

This from our ever-so-accurate and unbiased folks at Time. They can't stand that public opinion about nuclear power has been on an improving trend.

Their Abu Graib/Gitmo stories must have been losing steam, so some new crisis was needed.