FEARS that the UK’s nuclear plants are vulnerable to a 9/11-style attack or accident are growing. Evidence is emerging that the no-fly zones around nuclear plants are regularly breached by both military and civilian aircraft. And a report for the UK parliament leaked to New Scientist says that such an attack might kill millions.
Since the 2001 attacks on New York and Washington DC, the area of the ban has been doubled to cover a radius of 2 nautical miles (3.7 kilometres). Planes also have to stay above a certain height, which varies for different sites.
But these restrictions…
