Dean received warnings about nuclear plant

[Kayla]

Presidential hopeful Howard Dean, who accuses President Bush of being weak on homeland security, was warned repeatedly as Vermont governor about security lapses at his state's nuclear power plant and was told that the state was ill-prepared for a disaster at its most attractive terrorist target.

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Security was so lax at Vermont Yankee that in August 2001, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission staged a drill in which three mock terrorists gained access to the plant. The agency gave Vermont Yankee the worst security rating among the nation's 103 reactors.

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Dean's campaign said Saturday it ultimately was the NRC's responsibility to ensure security at the plant, but that he badgered Vermont Yankee's operators and the NRC to make improvements during the 1990s. It noted the NRC's safety budget was cut in the 1990s.

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Environmental groups sent Dean repeated letters about the plant's security and safety. During a 1998 federal security test, mock terrorists sneaked a fake gun past security and six times scaled, undetected, the plant's security perimeter fence.




http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/politics/article/0,1406,KNS_356_2550936,00.html

[Scott Lee]

1. Hasnt this been discussed to death yesterday?

[TrueAmerican]

2. This is a dupe

But it's good to get the facts out there for the folks who missed it the first time around.

[Kayla]

5. Thank you for your kindness.

I did miss this yesterday...out having fun, I guess!

Anyway, I do believe the content of the article is chilling enough to not be tossed aside as if it were about a bake sale!

[mmm]

3. el stupido

what a joke.

[Moderator]

4. Dupe

Please continue here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=57029

Thanks,
DU Moderator