"Nuclear risk from plane crashes is higher than estimated, inquiry shows A plane crash could trigger a 'significant radiological release', according to an inquiry into the expansion of Lydd airport in Kent
The risk that planes will crash into nuclear plants and release potentially lethal clouds of radioactivity is significantly higher than official estimates, according to expert evidence to a public inquiry.
Studies submitted to the inquiry to expand Lydd airport in Kent, which began last week, cast doubt on assurances from the government's Health and Safety Executive (HSE) that the dangers of accidental plane crashes are too small to worry about.
An analysis by an independent expert concludes that the method used by the HSE to calculate the likelihood of crashes is "flawed" and could underestimate the risk by 20%. And a previously secret report for the HSE accepts that a crash could trigger a "significant radiological release". read more here
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