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by Interview by Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus
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28 Dec 2001
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Dan Hirsch helped to found the Committee to Bridge the Gap 30 years ago and currently serves as its president. He spoke with Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus about what he believes to be the core problem of nuclear plant safety and offers possible solutions. |
Federal Government Does Little to Protect Nuclear Power Plants Vulnerable to Terrorist Attack
Interview by Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus.
The vulnerability of nuclear power plants to both accidents and terrorist attacks has been an issue of great concern to some from the inception of the nuclear age. But in the wake of Sept. 11, the problem has taken on new urgency.
The Committee to Bridge the Gap is a nuclear policy organization based in Los Angeles that provides technical assistance to communities in which nuclear plants are located. The group has been working, mostly behind the scenes for more than 20 years to try to improve security at the nation's nuclear power plants, which now number 103.
These plants also store, on-site, large quantities of high-level radioactive spent fuel with even less security than the plants themselves. After failing to make much progress convincing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to take steps to increase security, the Committee to Bridge the Gap recently went public with their concerns at a news conference at the National Press Club.
Dan Hirsch helped to found the Committee to Bridge the Gap 30 years ago and currently serves as its president. He spoke with Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus about what he believes to be the core problem of nuclear plant safety and offers possible solutions(A RealAudioVersion of this interview may be found At http://www.btlonline.org).
Contact the Committee to Bridge the Gap by calling (831) 462-6136.
Related links:
* Urgent Congressional Testimony: "Nuclear Power Reactors Are Inadequately Protected Against Terrorist Attack" Nuclear Control Institute, www.nci.org. Dec. 5, 2001 statement of Paul Leventhal on Behalf of Nuclear Control Institute and Committee to Bridge the Gap before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations "Review of Security Issues at Nuclear Power Plants"
* "Press Conference on the Vulnerability of Nuclear Power Reactors to Terrorist Attack", transcript of Nuclear Control Institute and Committee to Bridge the Gap, press conference, Sept. 25, 2001.
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