sen-no-sen wrote:Anyone of a little experienced can penetrate into a nuclear power plant ... now it is necessary to differentiate penetration on a nuclear site, and penetration into the reactor compartment.
It would be possible for terrorists to be hired on a temporary basis (up to 1 / 3 from the strength of the plant!) And to place explosives at key points, as long as this would not lead to the explosion of the containment, but already a hell of a mess!
Frankly, the interim terrorist, for me who was EDF provider in Chinon and Tricastin I do not see how it would be possible ...
All this staff is registered by the gendarmerie at the national level and was the subject of a personal investigation. A stranger does not enter unless special permission.
You deposit your ID card at the reception of the plant and you can then see his name, the name of the company and the place where we work displayed on video screens throughout the plant. We know who does what. At the limit, everyone knows when we will piss ... (The interest is that we can learn that we have a friend on the site and we can go to drink a beer.)
Enter explosives? How? There is a search, the flight cases are opened.
You have to know the "key points" otherwise you risk blowing the toilet hose.
Then, these personnel intervene during the maintenance operations, when the reactor is stopped.
Etc. ..
And that was before the events of 11 September 2001. Since then, security has been further strengthened.
The only possibility is the suicide bombing with a truck loaded with explosives and especially incendiary products targeting auxiliaries and cooling circuits. Highly unlikely, fortunately.
In its 2013 report on the safety of EDF power plants, IRSN points to a growing recourse to non-compliant equipment and a breach of maintenance rules.
No need for terrorists ...