Nuclear Plant Guards Concerned Over Security

Security guards at the Indian Point nuclear plant in Westchester County do not believe they could protect the plant from an attack and said there was no encouragement to raise security concerns. “Only 19% of the security officers stated that they could adequately defend the plant after the terrorist event of Sept. 11,” said a report conducted for Entergy Nuclear Northeast, which owns the plant’s two active reactors.

The report also said 59% of guards described a “chilled environment” for raising concerns, and that 12% said they had suffered retaliation for doing so.