Re: U.S.: Nuclear Plant Cheated During Drill

[John Jacobus <crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM>]

I would say your comments are valid.  In the Navy, we

would have exercises that really looked like drills

that other commands had just had.  



--- Gerry Blackwood <gpblackwood@justice.com> wrote:

> Its does not surprise me if true, though 90% of all

> drills are known in advance and are more a PR stunt

> or

> performed just to meet the code. Gerry

> 

> 

> Today: January 27, 2004 at 6:50:12 PST 

> 

> U.S.: Nuclear Plant Cheated During Drill

> By DUNCAN MANSFIELD

> ASSOCIATED PRESS 

> 

> KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - 

> 

> Security guards at the nuclear weapons plant in Oak

> Ridge stunned inspectors in June by successfully

> repelling four simulated terrorist attacks - a feat

> computer programs predicted wouldn't be done. 

> 

> That apparent success was tarnished, according to

> the

> Energy Department: Employees of an outside security

> contractor were tipped off about the impending

> simulations, making the tests a costly waste of

> time. 

> . . .



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-- John

John Jacobus, MS

Certified Health Physicist

e-mail:  crispy_bird@yahoo.com



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