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\ ; Regulations need at nuclear plant: John Wayne would probably roll over i grave if he knew what his Green Berets were d The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is members of the U.S. Army Special Forces tc determine whether nuclear power plant? vulnerable to attack by saboteurs. For years, the NRC has been promisin public that nuclear power is one of the safest or energy. Never has anyone been killed working at a nuclear power plant, nor has ai living near a plant been overexposed to amounts of radiation. Apparently, it's the se of the nuclear plants that Americans can a their list of fears. The Green Berets are there to inspect nuclear facility as if they were viewing the through the eyes of an adversary. Robert B director of the NRC's Safeguards Office, ini the program earlier this year. The program isn't new. In the mid-1970 NRC first used the Green Berets to chec security of uranium fuel facilities. To actua spect these facilities, the soldiers gather inf i /An f ll nf n 1 rr??r? r? /a * * 1 T nun mat any avcia?,c tuuiu uuiaui. i eludes designs of the reactors that utilities < quired by law to keep open to the public. Si h disclosure of information make likelihood of internal sabotage very frighten would be unbelieveably easy for a disgr employee of a reactor to reek atomic havoc s he or she find it necessary. So far, the Green Berets have inspectec sites. In each inspection, minor security pre i~ j i *.. a c :i WCIC 1UUI1U clIlU icpuncu IU II1C lclClllUC operate the reactors. Now the commission specting more than a dozen cases of sus sabotage by plant employees. Along with the internal threat of sabotaj Green Berets also make aerial inspections plants and surrounding areas to determine i is an external threat. Roads and bridges are ed to determine if terrorists could isolate the There are 84 operating civilian power pi; the United States at 53 sites.Although the Berets have become involved at the invitat most of these facilities, serious civil liberties tions concerning the federal governmeni vestigatory authority over private co employees have been raised. This leads to one final problem. Do w more government? For a democracy, the U.S. government i ing dangerously close to infringing on the c freedom. However, when an issue wii magnitude of nuclear power is concerns federal government needs to step in. Information such as how to build a nuclei tor should not be open for public scrutiny government should consider taking the i sibility of running a nuclear power plant ui own wing or issue even stronger regulatioi that the presence of the military isn't neces I I ! I , -* ~itU lr>? ? .?M '* ? "ONE CF VoO 6IPL5> MAKE SCA\E OOP AND L?fS TALK APOJT THIS SO<J GANDER &AP- * Opinio prj OFFICII s n his loing. using jj(i?-...y:. > help ? are ~^8I PKE^ g the forms U*2 SPYPLANE. while nyone lethal i, i i ? dd'to ^ each Plants W CRUISE urnes, f\ W1SS11E itiated J \ is, the :k the * \ lly inorma his inire re w": On Korean I untied , . , We cannot, we must not, give up >nouid Qur effort to reduce the arsenals of destructive weapons threatening the i four world." )blems ?President Ronald Reagan s that *n ^ie wa^e ?f the downing of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 by a Soviet fighter IS in- pilot last week, U.S. and world leaders pected arc justifiably horrified at the loss of 269 lives. the When Reagan spoke Monday night, of the resPonc^ecl well by calling for r , transportation sanctions against the t thprp _ . .. ? . - * Soviets and demanding trom Moscow check- an apology, a truthful accounting of plant. the incident and monetary remuneraintS in t'on ^or of the victims of the Green downed airliner. f But Reagan contradicted himself ion Oi during the speech by saying he wants a ques- reduction of nuclear arms, and at the t's in- same time asking Congress "to ponder tnpany 'on8 anc* hard the Soviets' aggression as they consider the security and safety , of our people, indeed all people who C need believe in freedom." It's no secret on Capitol Hill that S com- Reagan wants the U.S. military budget itizens' increased. But the tragic plane incident Lh the 'S not -iustificati?n f?r requesting in, , creased military spending. :C1, tne are ajj outraged at the senseless downing of the Korean jet. Reagan \r reac- said, "It would be easy to think in , Xhe terms of vengeance, but that is not a resoon- P per answer." . Nor is an increased military buildup ider its by the ynited States. IS sucn Proposals such as nerve gas developsary. ment and increased spending for the I Gomec< Editor in Chiof Johnny Boggs Copy Disk Chiof Curt Cottle Copy News Editor Chris Handal Copy Asst. News Editor David Hill Copy Asst. News Editor Susan Muir Copy Opinion Pegs Editor Ellen McCarthy Copy Ent. Editor Julie Jameson Asst. Ent. Editor Joan Kirchner Gone f/fB Sports Editor Jeff Rogers Ad M - ffigT Asst. 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It is difficult to understand why the Soviets have acknowledged they shot the jetliner down but refuse to take responsibility for the matter. Emotions are running high on both sides, and we need to be cautious in our reaction to the situation. Neither side in the latest renewal ot' the Cold War wants escalated aggression. The Soviet response to the world's accusations is not heartening when looking toward negotiations. But negotiating is the only rational choice both sides have. The eventual alternative is open conflict. Indiana Daily Student Indiana University The first day of classes for University of Michigan students won't seem like a big deal after a few more class hours have passed. Students wake up in the morning, go to class, and do homework ? a fairly routine schedule. Sept. 7 was supposed to be the first routine day for Ann Arbor's public school students. But because local teachers and the Ann Arbor Board of Education couldn't agree on a new contract, the students are missing out on that routine. That is a big deal. The board and teachers are squabbling about a few percentage points in salary increases,, insurance coverage and a few other details. Both sides are >c k??| r? Editor Mark Armstrong | I v - ^ 1 Editor Beverly Simmons 1 '-^V '1 Editor Leigh Jones | Editor Alan Seim I Editor Mark Farmer ral Manager Ron Ernler ? lanagor Linda S. Haines ^ nets Manager Jean Hatchdl uction Mgr. Mark McEwan ^ B uate Asst Wanda M. Hite ser Mark Ethridge Jr. irtising 777 4249 uction 777 2833 editorials. All letters and guest a 65 space line. id guest editorials should be limited ir typed pages. Letters and guest rne, telephone number, mailing ad jor. Pseudonyms aro unacceptable, luest if the circumstances warrant. ^ and letters. Editor, Gamecock, Drawer A, USC, I FT A F-14M fit stealth w bomber. PHANTOM. ip ^ cher strikes doing a lot of posturing and name calling ? somewhat like U.S. and Soviet arms reduction negotiators. Caught in the middle of this are the students. The students whom both teachers and administrators are supposed to be benefitting. As is the case with the last Ann Arbor teacher's strike in 1980, the students are cheated. They get cheated not only out of a few days of school, but a little piece of confidence in their mentors, and a little bit of faith in the public school system. Teachers would suffer 110 great hardship if they opted not to strike, thus allowing school to start on time while negotiations for a fair contract continue. Both sides need to remember that the students are supposed to come first. Rest assured that tomorrow, or next WCCK, Ul 11C. AI IllUIIlIl WI1CI1 HCgUlIcllUIS from both sides emerge from a bargaining session with a settlement they'll both claim victory. Teachers will say, "We got what we felt we deserved." Members of the Board of Education will say, "We'll be able to adjust the budget. We gave thern a fair contract." The losers are the students. That's how public education in Ann Arbor works. That's what Ann Arbor students are learning these days. The Michigan Daily University of Michigan ''v- ; BECMiSE."! m |v , IMTSV^U. W& v BE ON , | "m HlPRTr Ik #f iiiiiiii ibimwii ??m?mi wail iimii mi