grumpier old man
11-02-2007, 03:54 PM
"Utility and law enforcement officials say security stopped a worker from driving onto the grounds of a nuclear power plant with a small explosive device.
The nation's largest nuclear power plant was put on lockdown Friday after a contract worker entered the facility with a small capped pipe that contained suspicious residue, authorities said.
The worker was stopped and detained at the entrance of the plant, said U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman Victor Dricks. Security officials then put the nuclear station on lockdown, prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving the facility.
The incident was considered an "unusual event" -- the lowest of four emergencies the plant can declare, said Jim Melfi, an inspector with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission."
"There was no threat to the public and the station was operating normally, said Palo Verde spokesman Jim McDonald.
Palo Verde, operated by Arizona Public Service Co., is the nation's largest nuclear power plant both in size and capacity. Located in Wintersburg about 50 miles west of downtown Phoenix, the plant supplies electricity to about 4 million customers in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and California."
From CBS chl 2 NEWS...
The nation's largest nuclear power plant was put on lockdown Friday after a contract worker entered the facility with a small capped pipe that contained suspicious residue, authorities said.
The worker was stopped and detained at the entrance of the plant, said U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman Victor Dricks. Security officials then put the nuclear station on lockdown, prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving the facility.
The incident was considered an "unusual event" -- the lowest of four emergencies the plant can declare, said Jim Melfi, an inspector with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission."
"There was no threat to the public and the station was operating normally, said Palo Verde spokesman Jim McDonald.
Palo Verde, operated by Arizona Public Service Co., is the nation's largest nuclear power plant both in size and capacity. Located in Wintersburg about 50 miles west of downtown Phoenix, the plant supplies electricity to about 4 million customers in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and California."
From CBS chl 2 NEWS...