TVA to eliminate handguns from nuclear power plant security

[don-o]

TVA to eliminate handguns from nuclear power plant security

http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/State/2017/04/26/TVA-to-eliminate-handguns-from-nuclear-power-plant-security.html?ci=stream&lp=1&p=1

SPRING CITY, Tenn. — Tennessee Valley Authority security officers at nuclear power plants will soon be prohibited from carrying handguns.

WRCB-TV reports that the measure will be in place throughout the system by the end of the year.

TVA Spokesman Scott Fiedler says in a statement that the implementation of other protective measures securing nuclear sites has rendered handguns obsolete when it comes to protecting the power plants.

[Joe Wooten]

TVA to eliminate handguns from nuclear power plant security

http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/State/2017/04/26/TVA-to-eliminate-handguns-from-nuclear-power-plant-security.html?ci=stream&lp=1&p=1

SPRING CITY, Tenn. — Tennessee Valley Authority security officers at nuclear power plants will soon be prohibited from carrying handguns.

WRCB-TV reports that the measure will be in place throughout the system by the end of the year.

TVA Spokesman Scott Fiedler says in a statement that the implementation of other protective measures securing nuclear sites has rendered handguns obsolete when it comes to protecting the power plants.

Huh? If the guards are not armed and have to get to the armory to get rifles, it allows a hole in the security that a smart group can exploit. At least guards armed with pistols can delay an attack while the response team gets fitted up and ready to go. I do not know of any security system that will take the place of an armed man.

[XenaLee]

TVA to eliminate handguns from nuclear power plant security

http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/State/2017/04/26/TVA-to-eliminate-handguns-from-nuclear-power-plant-security.html?ci=stream&lp=1&p=1

SPRING CITY, Tenn. — Tennessee Valley Authority security officers at nuclear power plants will soon be prohibited from carrying handguns.

WRCB-TV reports that the measure will be in place throughout the system by the end of the year.

TVA Spokesman Scott Fiedler says in a statement that the implementation of other protective measures securing nuclear sites has rendered handguns obsolete when it comes to protecting the power plants.

Sooo..... if a terrorist tries to attack the power plant, what are they going to use against him/them?  Harsh language? 

[guitar4jesus]

 

[kidd]

Handgun are to be eliminated.

Not rifles, not semi-automatics.

I'm at the Braidwood Nuclear Station now. All armed guards have both hands on their weapon at all times. There is no point to having a handgun. It allows a terrorist something to grab and is more of a liability than a weapon.

[Wingnut]

Handgun are to be eliminated.

Not rifles, not semi-automatics.

I'm at the Braidwood Nuclear Station now. All armed guards have both hands on their weapon at all times. There is no point to having a handgun. It allows a terrorist something to grab and is more of a liability than a weapon.

There are huge holes in this AP story.  I'm guessing they are to lazy to dig into it more to complete the report.

[don-o]

There are huge holes in this AP story.  I'm guessing they are to lazy to dig into it more to complete the report.

True. I looked for the  TVA press release but could not find it.

https://www.tva.gov/Newsroom/Press-Releases

[Frank Cannon]

There are huge holes in this AP story.  I'm guessing they are to lazy to dig into it more to complete the report.

It's gotta be fake news. The NY Times is running with it.

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/04/26/us/ap-us-tennessee-valley-authority-handgun-ban.html

[Joe Wooten]

Handgun are to be eliminated.

Not rifles, not semi-automatics.

I'm at the Braidwood Nuclear Station now. All armed guards have both hands on their weapon at all times. There is no point to having a handgun. It allows a terrorist something to grab and is more of a liability than a weapon.

What do you do at Braidwood? I worked at Dresden for almost 3 years 1997-2000. Is Don Hildebrandt still hanging around there?

[don-o]

Did they ask, "What would Jack Bauer do?"?

[kidd]

What do you do at Braidwood? I worked at Dresden for almost 3 years 1997-2000. Is Don Hildebrandt still hanging around there?

Engineering support for Circle-Bar-W. My first outage at Braidwood, so many of the utility guys are new faces to me.

[driftdiver]

It's gotta be fake news. The NY Times is running with it.

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/04/26/us/ap-us-tennessee-valley-authority-handgun-ban.html

Probably saw it as an opportunity to post something bad about handguns.   Look the nuke plants don't use em so nobody needs em.

[Joe Wooten]

Engineering support for Circle-Bar-W. My first outage at Braidwood, so many of the utility guys are new faces to me.

Woo-hoo! Another circlebarw ranchhand! I work out of the FAI offices at Burr Ridge, mostly on AP1000 stuff.