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Diagrams of U.S. nuclear power plants have been found at terrorist training camps.
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Nuclear reactors were not built to withstand airplane crashes, either accidental or by terrorist attack.
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An attack or accident at a nuclear reactor could provoke a major radioactive release, causing thousands of deaths and rendering huge areas uninhabitable for years.
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Disaster-recovery efforts by U.S. taxpayers could cost hundreds of billions of dollars.
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Reactor spent-fuel pools lack policies and procedures covering terrorist acts, are extremely vulnerable, and pose the most severe risk to public safety.
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Loss of water in a spent-fuel pool would quickly lead to an uncontrollable radiological fire, with results potentially worse than the Chernobyl accident.
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