A new discussion about nuclear security

The uncovering of plans for a potential bomb attack on Sweden's Oskarshamn nuclear power station has triggered a debate about security at these plants: "This most recent incident has provoked a new discussion about nuclear security. The recent history of Swedish nuclear power plants reads like a series of disasters, bad luck and slip-ups. The incident at the Forsmark plant is regarded as the most serious so far: owing to an external short circuit the plant was cut off from the power supply and this led to the automatic rapid close-down of the reactor."

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