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 Â鶹´«Ã½ 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…
