What would happen in the case of a terrorist attack on a transport of plutonium by road?
The measures and devices related to the protection of transported nuclear material – which are confidential for obvious reasons – guarantee a very high level of security, particularly in the case of terrorist attack. These measures, of several natures, are graduated in function of the material transported. In the case of transporting plutonium, the highest security level is applied. Without being able to enter into detail, these transports are ensured by special lorries with gendarmes constantly present and in permanent contact with the services of the senior officer of the Ministry of Industry.
