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  • NRC says new nuclear plants should be plane-proof

    04/25/2007 9:07:21 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 18 replies · 558+ views
    Reuters on Yahoo ^ | 4/25/07 | Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. nuclear reactor builders will likely have to weigh the potential for a commercial aircraft strike when they design new plants, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said on Tuesday. The NRC's proposed rules are meant to protect new reactors against a deliberate hit by a jet like those that rammed into the World Trade Center and Pentagon on September 11, 2001, the commission said. "This is the most recent step in a broad, proactive effort to improve the security of reactors initiated by the NRC after September 11," NRC Chairman Dale Klein said. "We need more technical analysis...