What has the NRC done to ensure that suspected terrorists are not working at nuclear facilities?
Immediately following September 11, 2001, and for several weeks thereafter, the NRC worked with the FBI, the Nuclear Energy Institute (a private organization that represents the nuclear industry), and licensees to review access authorization lists of employees working at nuclear power plants and other licensed facilities to identify any individual whose name also appeared on the FBI Watch List. Based on this extensive review, the NRC and FBI determined that there were no positive matches between the licensees’ and the FBI’s access authorization lists. The NRC continues to receive a steady flow of information from the intelligence community, law enforcement authorities, and licensees that is evaluated promptly for any possible action.
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