Thursday, May 10, 2007

Nuclear security


If you learned that the man in this photo -- a professional assassin -- was the head of security at one of our nation’s most vulnerable nuclear facilities, would it trouble you? Or would it sound like one hell of a story?
I think I'll feel a little safer when I return to work on Monday. I'll also be more likely to obey the site's 15 mph speed limit.

The rest of the story is here.

4 comments:

Dad29 said...

Frankly, the more of the story I read, the less I believed it.

We're both acquainted with the hiring standards for WE's Nukers; it's very hard to believe that the Michigan nuke's standards are different by THAT much.

Headless Blogger said...

Dad - I hadn't made past page 2 before posting. I agree with your assessment - the bullshit factor gets pretty high as you get into it.

Some of the anecdotes will preclude Zeke from maintaining his security clearance if validated.

I will want to buy & read his book which I expect to see soon. Zeke may also make a great Fox News Analyst.

Jim

Dad29 said...

It's not his clearance I care about.

I think the guy is definitely unstable. Putting him at the top of the "security" pile at a nuke facility may not be prudent.

Headless Blogger said...

I skipped a step. In this industry, no clearance equals no job. Especially for any position related to security.

Zeke may find his name listed on the NRC's banned list, and Entergy and/or Nuclear Management Company may face enforcement action for employing his guy.

http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/enforcement/current.html#ea