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The Nuclear Energy Institute Discusses U.S. Nuclear-Plant Security 10 Years after '9/11'
Four statements from Mike Pacilio in:
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(65 seconds total)
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Mike Pacilio ("pah-sill-ee-oh") is Exelon Nuclear's president and chief nuclear-officer--as well as the chairman of the Nuclear Energy Institute's "Security Working Group"
(BITE #1):
"OUR FACILITIES WERE REGARDED AS ONE OF THE SAFEST AND MOST-SECURE,
AMONG THE NATION'S INDUSTRY-SECTORS, PRIOR TO '9/11'. AND, WE BELIEVE
[THAT] THEY REMAIN SO, TODAY. STILL, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
ENHANCEMENTS, OVER THE PAST DECADE."
(BITE #2):
"OVER THE PAST DECADE, THE INDUSTRY HAS SPENT AN ADDITIONAL TWO-BILLION
[DOLLARS], ON SECURITY-ENHANCEMENTS--AND INCREASED THE NUMBER OF
SECURITY-OFFICERS, TO NEARLY NINE-THOUSAND; THAT'S A 60-PERCENT INCREASE, IN
JUST OVER THE PAST DECADE. NOW, THAT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE, WHEN YOU THINK
[THAT] THERE'S ONLY 104 OPERATING REACTORS, IN THE UNITED STATES, TODAY."
(BITE #3):
"THE N-R-C [NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION] TODAY
COORDINATES DAILY WITH THE FEDERAL-GOVERNMENT'S INTELLIGENCE-AGENCIES; WE
RELY ON THEM HEAVILY. THE N-R-C, IN TURN, REGULARLY INTERFACES WITH
ALL NUCLEAR-PLANT OPERATORS--OFFERING THREAT-ASSESSMENTS AND
SECURITY-BRIEFINGS."
(BITE #4):
"THE U-S NUCLEAR-INDUSTRY IS CONTINUALLY REEVALUATING AND TESTING ITS
SECURITY--AND EMERGENCY-RESPONSE PROCEDURES--TO PREPARE FOR THE UNTHINKABLE;
TO PRESENT A STRONG DETERRENT, AGAINST THOSE POTENTIAL THREATS; AND TO KEEP
OUR NUCLEAR-PLANTS SAFE, HERE AT HOME."
