October 28, 2005

ABC News Says It Exposed Threat

By JEFFREY BRAINARD

Nuclear reactors used for research and education on 25 college campuses have poor security, leaving them vulnerable to truck-bomb attacks by terrorists that could contaminate surrounding communities with radiation, ABC News reported this month. But officials at several of the universities and at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission disagreed and called security adequate.

For a report on the network's Primetime show, ABC sent 10 student journalists under cover to visit each of the 25

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