NEI Plant Security

Plant Security

The nuclear energy industry is one of the nation’s safest industries. It is protected by multiple back-up safety systems, robust physical defenses and plant security forces with rigorous training. Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the industry has continued to improve its safety systems to prepare for emerging threats, such the impact of a wide-bodied commercial airliner and cyber attacks. Each U.S. nuclear power plant is equipped with extensive security measures to protect the facility from intruders and to protect the public from the possibility of exposure to radioactive releases caused by acts of sabotage.  The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) calls nuclear power plants “among the best-protected private sector facilities in the nation.”

Nuclear Plant Safety Features