20 May 2004 - Avila Beach, California - A radiation warning sign hangs on a rope deep inside the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. Critics argue that the spent fuel pools at the plant are an ideal target to terrorists that could use an attack to drain the pool and cause the spent fuel to ignite, resulting in long-term radioactive contamination of California's central coast. Plant operators say the depth of the pools along with the pool's steel and concrete lining makes the pools nearly...
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20 May 2004 - Avila Beach, California - A radiation warning sign hangs on a rope deep inside the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. Critics argue that the spent fuel pools at the plant are an ideal target to terrorists that could use an attack to drain the pool and cause the spent fuel to ignite, resulting in long-term radioactive contamination of California's central coast. Plant operators say the depth of the pools along with the pool's steel and concrete lining makes the pools nearly invincible. (© 2004 Michael A. Mariant)
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