Part 2 of this anti-nuclear email alert contains two major misconceptions.
1. That the security presently used at nuclear power plants is necessary. There is absolutely no point to it; a terrorist couldn’t really do anything if they did get in. It reflects the nuclear industry’s tendency to accomodate requests because they can (not due to necessity) and their penchant for overkill.
2.
“Nuclear plant operators can build all the walls or blast-resistant chambers they want, but if they’re not screening the security personnel, none of that will matter.”
-Rep. Ed Markey, perennial friend of nuclear power
Actually, yes, it all does matter, and physics overrides the intentions of those involved–good or not.
Filed under Physics, Practical Problems, Security and Terrorism
Posted on May 20, 2007 by Stewart Peterson |
