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NRC Shuts Down Web Site Citing Concerns Over Safety

Credit Pacific Service Union The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has closed down its Web site so the agency can rid it of information that could be used by terrorists, but journalism groups say a recent spate of similar information blackouts threatens democracy.

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Card Credit Discover Service NRC spokeswoman Diane Screnci said Monday that the agency is removing documents that could be used by terrorists. She didn't know how long the site would be down.

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Credit Public Service Union The NRC is not alone in restricting information in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks.

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Card Credit Processing Service The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has removed from its Web site reports detailing the risk of accidents at chemical plants and emergency response plans. The U.S. Department of Transportation is restricting public access to its national map of underground pipelines. The Federal Aviation Administration has removed data from its Web site on enforcement actions.

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Card Credit Service Wireless Among information previously shown on the NRC Web site was plant locations, including longitude and latitude, and general design specifications for each facility.

Credit Security Service Union Nuclear watchdog groups, including Unplug Salem, check the site every day to see which of New Jersey's four nuclear plants are having problems.

Credit Report Service "Now, I have no way of knowing what's going on there," said Norm Cohen, coordinator of the Linwood-based group.

Blogspot Com Christian Cohen said he has no problem with the NRC removing truly sensitive information from its Web site, but closing the entire site is overkill.

Christian Counseling Credit "It seems that reacting this way is another way in which the terrorists win and the public loses," Cohen said. "Part of what makes this country great is the access to information."

Credit Federal Service Union Nuclear plants cannot be made terrorist-proof, so the best defense would be to shut down the plants, not the NRC Web site, he said.

Credit Monitoring Service The Nuclear Information and Resource Service, a Washington, D.C.-based anti-nuclear group, called on the NRC to postpone any permitting decisions and public hearings until the site is functioning again.

Credit Division Service The NRC's Screnci said the agency would review the request.

Card Credit Online Service Electricity traders, who rely on the NRC's online plant-status reports for fundamental market supply data, told Reuters news service that not knowing whether a plant was operating raised uncertainties that would cause higher energy prices.

Consumer Counseling Credit Inc Over the weekend, the leaders of major journalism groups criticized the government's restrictions on the free flow of information.

Card Credit Fleet Service Representatives of 21 groups, including the Society of Professional Journalists and the Society of Environmental Journalists, signed a statement that concludes: "We recognize that these are perilous times when unusual measures must be considered.

Card Consolidation Credit "However, we believe that these restrictions pose dangers to American democracy and prevent American citizens from obtaining the information they need."

Credit Free Online Report By Jack Kaskey
The Press of Atlantic City - 10/16/2001

Topic: Nuclear

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