Thursday, April 7, 2005 at 11:00 AM EDT
Report Finds Nuke Plants Vulnerable
A report by the National Academy of Sciences found that many of America’s nuclear power plants are vulnerable to terrorist attack. The findings pointed specifically to the spent fuel rods which are stored on site after use.
The report, commissioned by Congress, concluded that an attack could disrupt the cooling process and recommended that plants take two key steps to prevent the spread of radio activity in the event of an attack.
L.A.Times national correspondent Ralph Vartabedian explains what prompted the commissioning of this report.
Guests:
Ralph Vartabedian, national correspondent for Los Angeles Times.
