Meadowsweet rust gall on the petioles and / or midrib veins. The rust has a severe effect on the survival of meadowsweet seedlings. Meadowsweet rust gall Triphragmium ulmariae is a species of fungus in the Sphaerophragmiaceae family. It causes meadowsweet rust gall, which develops as a chemically induced swelling, arising from the lower surface of the meadowsweet leaves. This common gall is caused by the foliar 'rust' fungus "Triphragmium ulmariae" (DC.) Link, 1825 . The fungus attacks the petioles and / or midribs of the perennial meadowsweet ("Filipendula ulmaria") plant, a member of the family Rosaceae, causing swelling and distortion. Sori develop with
Vulnerability of nuclear plants to attack The United States 9/11 Commission has said that nuclear power plants were potential targets originally considered for the September 11, 2001 attacks. If terrorist groups could sufficiently damage safety systems to cause a core meltdown at a nuclear power plant, and/or sufficiently damage spent fuel pools, such an attack could lead to widespread radioactive contamination. The Federation of American Scientists have said that if nuclear power use is to expand significantly, nuclear facilities will have to be made extremely safe from attacks that could release massive quantities of radioactivity into the community. New reactor designs have features of passive nuclear