Keeping Plant Vogtle Safe from Terrorists
Image courtesy United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission held one of several nationwide hearings in Atlanta in June 2009. Members of the commission are considering regulations that would increase the safeguarding of nuclear power plants like Plant Vogtle against terrorist attacks. But for many residents of Waynesboro, where the plant is located, fear of an attack is just another part of day to day life.
Click on the player below to listen to Noel Brown's report from WACG in Augusta, or click HERE to download the MP3 file.
Links
- Nuclear Energy Institute - The NEI helps shape policy for the nuclear industry.
- Public information on nuclear power plant safety and security
- Fact Sheet on Emergency Preparedness Near Nuclear Power Plants
- Southern Company Information Brochure on Plant Vogtle and Nuclear Power Plants
- Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League - This group is against the proposed construction of two new reactors at Plant Vogtle.
- Southern Alliance for Clean Energy - Another group that has been challenging the proposed expansion at Plant Vogtle