Aug. 13, 2011 -
PRLog -- The electric grid spanning the continental United States is extremely vulnerable to a terrorist attack. According to James Woolsey the former Central Intelligence Director (CIA), there is no U.S. Government agency charged with the security and protection of the U.S. electric grid. Moreover, the U.S. is currently constructing a "so-called" smart grid where utility companies like the Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) are installing "smart meters" that allow the meter to remotely control power taken from the electric grid. According to Woolsey, this is really a "stupid-grid"
where terrorists can gain access remotely using a cell phone and take down the grid. The on-going nuclear disaster in Japan where three nuclear-reactors continue to melt-down was caused by the failure of the electric grid in Japan which resulted in a station "black-out" at the Fukushima nuclear plants. In the aftermath of that on-going crisis, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) formed a special task force to gain insight about how to better safeguard U.S. nuclear power plants from a melt-down event due to a station blackout where off-site power is lost from the electric grid. Although the NRC task force recommended increasing the backup power generation and station battery capability at all U.S. nuclear power plants, the NRC task force failed to adequately address the imminent threat of a cyber attack on the U.S. electric grid which could take down significant sections of the U.S electric grid for a significant period of time causing multiple nuclear reactors to simultaneously melt-down around the USA. Such an attack would essentially render the U.S. defenseless and result in serious harm to the economy which could take decades to recover. The radioactive contamination spewed from multiple nuclear reactors would devastate the U.S. food chain and water table for years into the future. Generations of children would ultimately suffer serious cancer-related illnesses for decades. Saprodani Associates has filed an Enforcement Petition with the NRC to require all nuclear plant operators to (1) establish an affirmative action plan to meet such a challenge; (2) upgrade existing power backup systems to support residual heat removal systems at all U.S. nuclear plants for a continuous 30-day period of time; (3) establish security procedures for each plant operator's electric grid; (4) install security hardware for each plant operator's electric grid; and (5) establish a security force to protect each plant operator's electric grid from attack. Notably, according to Woolsey, "malware" has already been implanted into the U.S. electric grid which can be remotely activated by terrorists at any time. Please watch the video to hear Woolsey's remarks first-hand. Link to Bloomberg news interview with James Woolsey.
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