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For extensive information on lack of security at nuclear reactors, see:

• NIRS: Nuclear Security page
• TMIA: Nuclear Plant Terrorism -- Securing Reactors from Sabotage and Terrorism

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New Government Report Exposes Nuclear Reactor Vulnerability

Safety and Security of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage: Public Report (2005)

by National Academy of Sciences Board on Radioactive Waste Management (BRWM)

Front Matter	i-x
Note to Readers, Summary for Congress, Executive Summary	1-10
1 Introduction and Background	11-24
2 Terrorist Attacks on Spent Fuel Storage	25-37
3 Spent Fuel Pool Storage	38-59
4 Dry Cask Storage and Comparative Risks	60-74
5 Implementation Issues	75-78
References	79-82
Appendix A: Information-Gathering Sessions	83-86
Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members	87-91
Appendix C: Tour of Selected Spent Fuel Storage-Related Installations in Germany	92-99
Appendix D: Historical Development of Current Commercial Power Reactor Fuel Operations	100-107
Appendix E: Glossary	108-113
Appendix F: Acronyms	114-114