Experts to Study Power Grid Terror Threat
Apr 25 - United Press International
The Department of Homeland Security has commissioned the nation's top experts to find ways of protecting the U.S. power grid against terrorism.
The study, funded by the Department of Homeland Security, will address
technical, policy, and institutional factors affecting the grid over the medium-
and long-term.
It will write a report identifying priority research and development
directions, policy initiatives, and other strategies to help secure the grid.
The massive August 14, 2003, power blackout highlighted the need for an
over-the-horizon, 3-ten years outlook at the system's reliability and
vulnerability, Ed Badalato, a former federal energy security official and member
of the panel told United Press International.
With the threat of terrorist attacks against our power infrastructure, we
must use every means at our disposal to enhance the security of this vital form
of energy that under girds our entire national well being, Badalato said. For far more extensive news on the energy/power
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