The FBI is on its way to the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station west of Phoenix to begin investigating a security incident that happened earlier Friday morning.
According to an APS spokesperson, the incident involved the vehicle inspection of a contract employee at the power plant. During that thorough inspection of the worker’s truck, security guards noticed a pipe inside that looked suspicious. That led APS to declare its lowest level security alert called a “notification of unusual event”.
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department bomb squad is taking a closer look at that pipe to make sure it is not dangerous. At this time no one is being allowed in or out of the facility.
Jeff Hatch-Miller, a member of the Arizona Corporation Commission, which oversees APS and Palo Verde, said the object was described as “a small, amateurish” pipe bomb. “The great thing is security forces ID’d it on immediate entry. It shows how they were on their toes.”
- Reuters – Arizona nuclear plant sealed off but not in danger
- KTAR.com – Palo Verde Nuke Plant Under Lockdown
- KOHO – Nuclear Power Plant On Lockdown
- MyFoxkc.com – Security Breach at Arizona Nuke Plant
- ABC15.com – Breaking News: Power plant on lockdown for suspicious activity
Related posts:
- Iran admits development of second nuke plant
- American Al Qaeda caught in Yemen worked at New Jersey Nuclear plant
- Iran now has enough Uranium for a Nuclear Weapon
- UN Nuclear Chief blasts Israel for bombing Syrian Nuke plant
- Azerbaijan doing their part to stop nuclear proliferation
- Obama to allow Russians to inspect US Nuclear sites, count missiles & warheads
- Security heightened in Dallas after reports of suspicious incidents
- Iran: ‘We’ll Stop Nuclear Enrichment If You Do’
- Islamists get the Last Laugh at Swift Plant
- The Good News about Nuclear Destruction
