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Nuclear industry off the hook on air attacks

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Monday that nuclear power plant operators should not be expected to make reactors crash-proof to an airliner attack by terrorists and that stopping any such attack is the military’s responsibility. In a revised security policy, the federal agency directed nuclear plant operators to focus instead on preventing radiation from escaping in case of such an attack and to improve evacuation plans to protect public health and safety. Full Story