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I literally do not know anything about this. Didn't even know Belgium had a nuclear power plant. Source please? I can't speak for Europe, but I know in America

I literally do not know anything about this. Didn't even know Belgium had a nuclear power plant. Source please? I can't speak for Europe, but I know in America even if you worked at the place you're not pulling off an attack. You're not going to sneak a gun past the check point. If you do somehow sneak in a gun or a knife, you're not going to live very long before the guards kill you. You're not going to get into someplace where your keycard/job status doesn't let you. Overall the most likely outcome is you trigger an unscheduled reactor shutdown and throw your life away. I can't imagine anyone making a 6 figure reactor job salary throwing their life away. Money > religion.

kuschku 9y ago
Apparently he left the powerplant and went to Syria to do jihad there, but still: http://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1154/belgian-jihadist-former-worker-at-doel-nuclear-plant-dies-in-syria http://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1154/belgian-jihadist-f...
- IIAOPSW 9y ago
  I'm genuinely surprised. Too bad we can't interview him. He certainly doesn't fit the profile of the typical jihadist. Still I stand by my point. Attacking a nuclear power-plant as an inside job is virtually impossible. There's enough physical security and mechanical fail-safes that nothing bad would happen. Edit: also what the other guy said. He was a weld inspector. Nevermind, everything makes sense now. Sensational scare article is sensational.
- bb611 9y ago
  He had a clearance through a contractor to inspect welds: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/brussels-attacks-stoke-fears-about-security-of-belgian-nuclear-facilities/2016/03/25/7e370148-f295-11e5-a61f-e9c95c06edca_story.html?utm_term=.c412eca26c11 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/brussels-attacks... I don't know the specifics of this particular plant's security procedures, but it's unlikely he was in a position to do any significant damage to the plant, and his clearance process was likely much less involved than would be for someone who is in a position to do real damage.

kuschku 9y ago

Apparently he left the powerplant and went to Syria to do jihad there, but still: http://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1154/belgian-jihadist-former-worker-at-doel-nuclear-plant-dies-in-syria http://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1154/belgian-jihadist-f...

IIAOPSW 9y ago
I'm genuinely surprised. Too bad we can't interview him. He certainly doesn't fit the profile of the typical jihadist. Still I stand by my point. Attacking a nuclear power-plant as an inside job is virtually impossible. There's enough physical security and mechanical fail-safes that nothing bad would happen. Edit: also what the other guy said. He was a weld inspector. Nevermind, everything makes sense now. Sensational scare article is sensational.
bb611 9y ago
He had a clearance through a contractor to inspect welds: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/brussels-attacks-stoke-fears-about-security-of-belgian-nuclear-facilities/2016/03/25/7e370148-f295-11e5-a61f-e9c95c06edca_story.html?utm_term=.c412eca26c11 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/brussels-attacks... I don't know the specifics of this particular plant's security procedures, but it's unlikely he was in a position to do any significant damage to the plant, and his clearance process was likely much less involved than would be for someone who is in a position to do real damage.