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" Nuclear power plants are inherently robust structures that our studies show provide adequate protection in a hypothetical attack by an airplane , " NRC Chairman Dale Klein said in a statement , adding that plant operators already must be able to manage large fires or explosions , no matter the cause.Klein called the new rule " only one piece " of an effort to enhance reactor security and said the NRC will continue to examine and discuss the issue of airborne threats and take additional actions if found to be necessary.The defense plan , formally known as the Design Basis Threat , spells out what type of attack force the government believes might target a commercial power reactor and what its operator must be capable of defending against.While details are sketchy because of security concerns , the plan requires defense against a relatively small force , perhaps no more than a half-dozen attackers , but that they could come from multiple directions including by water and could include suicide teams.The plan , which formally approves many of the procedures that have long been in place , reflects the increased concerns raised by the Sept. 11 , 2001 , terrorist attacks . The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce hosted the ceremony , and Robert Cresanti , undersecretary of commerce for technology , presented the award.Odin , which opened in 2002 , supplies RFID technology to Wal-Mart , Target and the U.S. Department of Defense to help track inventory or other assets.Biometric Passport ReadyBearingPoint Inc. , a McLean management and technology consulting firm , announced this week that it had completed work on designing a biometric passport for the Irish government . Korea limited its foreign contacts during this period and later resisted , longer than China or Japan , trade with the West , which led to its being called the Hermit Kingdom . Delaema , who was born in Fallujah , traveled to Iraq in October 2003 and was shown making and discussing explosives on a videotape that was seized from his house in the Dutch city of Amersfoort in May 2005 , authorities said.Delaema , who was originally arrested and jailed by Dutch police , has said that he was kidnapped and forced to participate in the videotape , which was widely shown on Arabic television stations.The prosecution of Delaema in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia follows nearly two years of negotiations between U.S. and Dutch authorities , which led to Delaema 's extradition to the United States over the weekend.The unusual extradition agreement would allow Delaema to return to the Netherlands to serve his prison sentence if he is convicted , Dutch and U.S. officials said . " Yet his approach contrasted with the last two presidents to address an opposition Congress after their parties lost midterm elections . " At an afternoon send-off at Blair House across the street from the White House , Bush thanked Miers for her service and said she would always have a place in his family . Also in 2002 , Koizumi made a landmark visit to North Korea , which led to an agreement to establish diplomatic relations between Japan and North Korea . Yesterday in Richmond , a House committee approved a bill that would ban taxpayer money going to religious and charitable groups that provide assistance to illegal immigrants.The legislation was sponsored by Jackson Miller , the newly elected Republican delegate from Manassas , who said he was upset that taxpayers ' money was used to fund a day-laborer center in Herndon in 2005.The county government study was able to determine only the specific costs of illegal immigration at the county jail and juvenile detention center and the administrative costs of processing emergency Medicaid applications at hospitals and clinics.Most of the $ 3 million was spent housing illegal immigrants at the jail , according to the study.Gerhart said the county could not determine how much the school system spends on illegal immigrants , because students are not required to provide proof of legal status.Prince William 's study was unusual because it was the first attempt by a local government in the region to determine the price tag of funding local services for illegal immigrants , according to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and the National Council of La Raza , a leading Hispanic civil rights group .