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Proponents of nuclear energy state nuclear plants are safe and protected against attacks. [[Containment building]]s are strongly reinforced and highly guarded (see [http://www.goshen.edu/bio/Biol410/BSSPapers98/schrock/schrock.html]and [http://www.world-nuclear.org/news/resistance.htm]).

[[George W. Bush]], the President of the [[USA]], called [[nuclear power]] one of America's safest energy sourcesources in his speech about energy policy. [http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/06/20050622.html]

Proponents of nuclear power also believe that the [[Chernobyl accident]] was unique and occured only because of a combination of poor design and unauthorized tests. They point out that no such accidents have occurred in Western reactors, which are now by far the most common design. A commonly cited example is the [[Three Mile Island]] accident, which did not release significant amounts of radioactive particles despite a [[nuclear meltdown]] comparable in magnitude to Chernobyl; this is attributed to better design and containment at Three Mile Island.