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(November 1, 2001) Experts discuss security: Access to radioactive materials is ‘deeply troubling’ VIENNA (Reuters – The ruthlessness of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States shows that an act of nuclear terrorism is “far more likely” than previously thought, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said yesterday. Continue reading →

(October 31, 2001) $4.5 million for rapid-response OPP unit to protect nuclear plants. Premier Mike Harris has announced a $9-million package of security measures that will include rapid response and anti-terrorism units. Continue reading →

(October 25, 2001) BERLIN – Germany’s environment minister on Wednesday urged a review of security at the country’s 19 nuclear power stations after it emerged that safety rules at one plant were broken for years. Lawmakers seized on the revelations to demand the delay of a contested shipment of radioactive waste next month. The convoy’s route to a north German dump was hit by an overnight arson attack. Continue reading →

(October 24, 2001) Go to the website of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and you’ll find an apology for how thin the information is there. On October 11 the website was closed; now bits and pieces are slowly re-emerging. Susan Gagner, an NRC press spokeswoman, says the site is being “scrubbed” of information that might be useful to terrorists. She said the NRC had been asked to take that action by “another government agency,” but would not say which one. Another NRC spokesman told Reuters they were removing, for example, latitude and longitude coordinates of nuclear reactors, plant schematics and so on. Note that a full month after September 11, the NRC had to be told to do this by someone else! Continue reading →

(October 20, 2001) Operators of Canada’s seven nuclear power plants have been ordered to increase security at their facilities after a review of procedures prompted by the Sept. 11 terrorist attcks in the United States. Continue reading →

(October 20, 2001) Impenetrable barriers designed to thwart terrorist vehicles. The federal nuclear watchdog has ordered impenetrable security barriers erected at crucial nuclear installations in four provinces, including three nuclear power stations, a nuclear waste storage facility and a research reactor in Ontario. Continue reading →

(October 19, 2001) WASHINGTON – A threat against the Three Mile Island nuclear plant was seen yesterday as a potent reminder about the vulnerability of energy supplies that keep U.S. home computers humming, cars and trucks rolling down the highways, and manufacturers’ assembly lines moving. Continue reading →

(October 19, 2001) When you mention security and flying, you’ll probably think of big passenger planes and major airports. But many Canadians rely on smaller planes to commute – or take short trips for pleasure. Continue reading →

(October 18, 2001) HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant received a “credible threat” on Wednesday, promoting officials to shut down two nearby airports and dispatch military aircraft to protect the facility. Continue reading →

(October 18, 2001) Recent claims in the media about Canada’s nuclear reactors being sitting ducks for a terrorist attack prompted Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), the Crown corporation that runs the facilities, to issue a formal statement Tuesday, October 16. It claims that a repeat of the World Trade Center attacks is highly unlikely because Canada’s reactors “are small targets, and it would take a high degree of skill to achieve a direct impact on a single unit.” Continue reading →