>>And even if the facility doesn't leak radiation, the loss of a (or even
>>several) major electrical generating facility/facilities for weeks or months
>>isn't something the US can tolerate as being out of the realm of possibility.
>>They need to take reasonable precautions, as I'm sure you agree

How about just blowing up some key substations out in the middle of nowhere? Not a long lasting problem, I'll grant you, but what if 100 remote substations were taken down at the same time?