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POSTnote. It was first published on Thursday, 1 July 2004. It was last updated on Thursday, 5 January 2012.


Assessing the risk of terrorist attacks on nuclear facilities, report, July 2004

In recent years there has been increased awareness of the risk of terrorist attacks on nuclear facilities, which could have widespread consequences for the environment and for public health. This POSTnote is a summary of a longer report on this issue, which has been prepared by POST, following a request from the House of Commons Defence Select Committee in July 2002 in its report on Defence and Security in the UK.

The longer report is available at http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/POST-Report-8

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Research briefing
Reference
POST-PN-222 
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Subjects
Accidents Health hazards Emergencies Planning Radioactive waste Nuclear fuel reprocessing Nuclear power stations Radioactive materials Terrorism Security Transport Sellafield Nuclear reactors
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