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Who Can Enter Iceland’s Grid?

Iceland wants tighter control over who can enter sensitive power facilities. The proposal would give police a role and set limits on their checks.

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Odd Inge Teige
Nov 14

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Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson, Iceland’s minister for the environment, energy and climate, published a draft bill on November 12 that would set rules for police background checks on people whose work gives them access to especially sensitive power facilities, control systems or information. Electricity companies would have to id…

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