NPP Sabotage

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Radsafers
        A few weeks ago it was stated if any individual knew of a sabotage
incident at a NPP.  What follows is brief synopsis of an article in
Saturday's (31 Aug 96) Orlando Sentinel newspaper.  Orlando Sentinel can be
accessed via net browser and keyword search Orlando.
       Twice this summer, workers at St. Lucie power plant found switches and
locks glued shut.  With no indication of intruders it appears that the acts
were performed by an insider.
       Workers performing a routine inspection Aug 14 found three locked
swithches had been glued shut in the backup control room.  Glue also had been
found in nine padlocks and two door locks in different areas of the plant
less than three weeks before.
        These incidents caused the plant to declare a low-level emergency and
contact the NRC which is now examining Florida Power & Light's (FPL) response
to the problems.
        
        The article goes on furthur to mention other "troubles" experienced
by St. Lucie since 1993 such as:
         -a technician who was fired for leaving the control room to
microwave his lunch.
         -teenagers who drove through an open gate and ended up in a canal.
 They                    survived but the car took a quarter mile ride
through a twelve foot pipe to the                  Atlantic Ocean.
         -A valve that was re-installed incorrectly delayed criticality.    
        
         






                                                                         Eric
M. Schmidt, RRPT, USN
















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