Duck Hunters Trigger Pantex Lockdown, Official SaysBl
Bloomberg
17 Gennaio 2010
2 cacciatori forse analfabeti varcando i limiti dell'impianto hanno provocato la paralisi della fabbrica delle atomiche USA (5 millioni di analfabeti in Texas)
The Pantex nuclear weapons plant in
Texas is returning to normal operations after duck hunters in
camouflage triggered a security alert, resulting in a
“lockdown” at the site.
“It has been determined that during this event there was
not a threat to the Pantex plant assets, workers, or the public,
and the plant is now returning to normal operations,” Damien
LaVera, a spokesman for the Energy Department’s National Nuclear
Security Administration, said in an e-mailed statement. “The
actions that were taken were appropriate as a precaution for
this event,” he said.
“They had a report that there were some individuals armed
and in camouflage,” in a field near the plant, said Gabe
Medrano, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety.
“They turned out to be duck hunters.”
The Pantex plant is managed and operated by McDermott
International Inc.’s Babcock & Wilcox Co. unit, as part of a
venture with Honeywell International Inc. and Bechtel National
Inc., according to a regulatory filing. The plant, which repairs
and disassembles nuclear warheads, sits on a 16,000-acre site
near Amarillo, Texas.
He could not confirm reports that duck hunters triggered
the lockdown.
By Paul Burkhardt
Source > Bloomberg | Jan. 15
