Posted on 04/24/2006 1:26:55 PM PDT by knighthawk
Nuclear power plants in Russia have been targets of terrorist threats, and Norway has invested in security measures for their neighbors. "There have been threats against nuclear plants in Russia. There are examples but I don't want to go into details," Ole Harbitz, director of the Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority (NRPA), told TV 2.
The NRPA is alarmed by the threats and Norwegian authorities have used nearly NOK 200 million (USD 31.5 million) in recent years to help secure various nuclear facilities in Eastern Europe.
Security measures against meltdowns and other potential accidents remain far inferior here than at facilities in Western Europe, and a mishap could have catastrophic consequences for Norway.
The NRPA is most concerned about a terrorist threat, and highlight the Lithuanian plant Ignalina.
"External security was very poorly developed, so Sweden and Norway have cooperated to create decent physical security around the facility," Harbitz told TV 2.
Ping
Think those terrorists might be supported by those same Iranians that the Russians and Chinese are using as their nuke proxies?
BTTT
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