Russia puts nuclear power plants under enhanced security

London (Platts)--8Sep2004

Russian nuclear plants have been under enhanced security since Aug 24 when two
transport airplanes of Russian airlines exploded mid-air, killing 90 people,
according to the press office of Rosatom, the federal atomic energy agency.
Nuclear plant security, guarded by federal interior ministry units, has been
intensified for an unspecified period, it said, stressing that nuclear
facilities are always guarded more strictly than other facilities. From the
total of 30 Russian power reactor units, as of last week, 22 were operating,
and eight were in scheduled maintenance outages.

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