US NUCLEAR POWER REGULATOR PHASES OUT AGENCY-LED COMMANDO DRILLS AT PLANTS

The U.S. nuclear power regulator voted last week to phase out agency-led ​security inspections at operating reactors, a move a safety advocate said ‌represents a failure in the government's responsibility to protect Americans from attacks on the plants.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted to phase out "force-on-force" inspection programs, it said on its website on ​Friday, a program of mock commando-style attacks under control of the ​agency to probe potential weaknesses at nuclear plants.

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