[ RadSafe ] Unidentified Helicopters Nearly Fired Upon Over NuclearPower PlantBy

[Gerald Nicholls]

While the postings on this "incident" have been interesting, and I'm not
at liberty to get into details, the New Jersey State Police helicopters
were in the area for a legitimate purpose and were queried by security
staff at the plant according to established procedures.  In short, the
systems designed to protect both the State Police personnel, the public
and the facility functioned as planned.

If anyone overreacted, it was apparently the news media. =20









Gerald P. Nicholls
NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection
609-633-7964
gerald.nicholl at dep.state.nj.us

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Unidentified Helicopters Nearly Fired Upon Over Nuclear Power PlantBy=20
Eyewitness News=20
( Lower Alloways Creek Twp. N.J. -WABC, March 12, 2005) =97 In an=20
Eyewitness News exclusive, there are serious security concerns this
morning=20
after a very close call at a nuclear power plant in New Jersey.=20

Two state police helicopters on a training drill were nearly fired upon

last week when they flew over the plant.=20
The problem: the troopers never notified the plant about the drill.=20

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As they flew over, security forces went on high alert and were ready to

fire until they realized the choppers belonged to the state police.=20
Their decision not to fire is now being examined.=20
Jerry Hauer, security consultant: "It appeared that there was an=20
imminent threat, and the security forces at the power plant chose not
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react."=20
Plant officials refused to explain or justify their actions.=20
The state police commander called the plant to apologize for the=20
incident. It is now under investigation.=20





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