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Nuclear reactors are sitting-duck targets, poorly protected and vulnerable to sabotage or attack. If their radioactive inventories were released in the event of a serious attack, hundreds of thousands of people could die immediately, or later, due to radiation sickness or latent cancers. Vast areas of the U.S. could become national sacrifice zones - an outcome too serious to risk. Beyond Nuclear advocates for the shutdown of nuclear power.

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Entries from May 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021

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May142021

CYBER HACKS: Risks to reactors, radioactive waste

The ransomware attack on a fossil fuel pipeline, reportedly by an Eastern European-based, non-state criminal gang, has revealed the vulnerability of our energy sector. Since 1980, Bennett Ramburg has warned about domestic nuclear plants being potential weapons for an enemy. Cyber warfare could target the electric grid, which serves as primary source of power to run safety and cooling systems in both atomic reactors, and storage pools for highly radioactive irradiated nuclear fuel.
An NRC report has revealed how catastrophic a reactor meltdown could be, in terms of deaths, injuries, and property damage. Pool fires could be even worse. Nuclear power is a potentially catastrophic security risk. It should be phased out ASAP, and replaced with secure renewables.
DateMay 14, 2021 | Print ArticlePrint Article | |