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Suspect Explosive Locks Down Nuclear Power Plant
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Federal authorities ordered a lockdown at the Palo Verde nuclear power plant in Arizona after the discovery of a suspect explosive device in the truck of an employee.
Bomb technicians at the scene tell ABCNews.com that it does not appear there was a "direct threat" to the plant.
Homeland Security officials in Washington said there was no apparent connection to terrorism.
The AP reports that the employee is currently detained and being questioned by investigators.
A spokesman for the Palo Verde plant, Jim McDonald, said the plant was operating as usual and that "there was no threat to the public," the AP reported.
According to the plant's Web site, the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station "is the largest nuclear electric generating site in the United States."
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November 2, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (6)
OH NO!! Red Alert!!
Posted by: Tom | Nov 2, 2007 3:28:18 PM
I've heard the suspect was from SC.. any word if this is true?
Posted by: Mike | Nov 2, 2007 3:56:34 PM
APS security, who check identification and search vehicles at the checkpoint, did not detect explosive material on the small, capped pipe, the company said. But the bomb squad from Maricopa County Sheriffs Office confirmed it was a “credible explosive device,” APS said.
Posted by: Martin Jones | Nov 2, 2007 5:55:53 PM
What kind of man he is?
Posted by: shunnangreen | Nov 4, 2007 1:48:10 AM
The drumbeat for more nuclear power plants is getting ever louder. In an age where terrorism is a factor, this is insane. As a scientist, I can tell you that each one of thes facilities is a diry bomb waiting for a terrorist to blow it up. I can't responsibly say here just what a terrorist would have to do to accomplish that, but a simple pipe bomb, properly placed, could accomplish the task, as would other delivery methiods.
And the claim that the massive containment domes used in U.S. nuclear plants would protect the reactor are irrelevant. They would only increase the intensity of the ultimate failure.
If the risk of harm from nuclear plants is so low, why is it necessary to exempt them from liability suits responding to catastrophic failure? If they are so safe, remove that exemption. That alone would stop their future development, because the power companies know they are not safe.
Posted by: Bobblehead | Nov 4, 2007 1:33:08 PM
Get with the program, Mr. "Scientist". The only way to get off the middle eastern oil is to build as many nuclear power plants as we can. Either that, or give up electricity.
Posted by: Paul | Nov 8, 2007 7:41:37 AM
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