South Texas Project nuclear plant tests response time to terrorist attack
Suppose heavily armed gunmen break into the main office at the largest nuclear power plant in the state.
A second wave of gunmen attempt to breach the protected area of the plant with explosives while a gunman on an all-terrain vehicle launches a third attack on the 12,200-acre nuclear facility.
Federal, state and local officials were tested on their ability to react to this fictitious scenario last month at the South Texas Project nuclear facility near Bay City. Officials met last week to discuss initial feedback on the drill.
This is the first time the South Texas facility has been evaluated on a Hostile Action Based Emergency Preparedness Drill, a scenario involving violent force to destroy equipment, take hostages or take control of a nuclear power plant, STP spokesman Buddy Eller said. Regulations out of the 9/11 terrorist attack require nuclear facilities to be evaluated on a terroristic scenario every eight years.
Read more: https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2014/dec/07/nuclear-plant-tests-response-to-terrorist-attack/
