Bosses at Dungeness B say they are on their guard against “madmen” unleashing nuclear terrorism. American President Barack Obama had last Friday warned about the risk of so-called Islamic State fanatics stealing materials from power plants to make a dirty bomb or even setting off a ready-made device. He said at the global Nuclear Security Summit: “There is no doubt that if these madmen ever got their hands on a nuclear bomb or nuclear material, they would certainly use it to kill as many innocent people as possible. It would change our world.” A spokesman for the Marsh power plant’s owners, EDF Energy, this week said: “We place our highest priority on the safety and security of the public, its staff, buildings and installations. “We maintain regular contact with the police and other appropriate agencies and regularly review and adjust our security procedures across our sites. “For obvious reasons we cannot discuss the detail of what security precautions we have in place.”
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