A 2006 insider terrorist attack that failed?

[<rms () computerbytesman com>]

Turkey Point is the nuclear power plant that was shut down today and caused
most folks in Southern Florida to have no electricity.  In 2006, the plant
had a minor sabotage problem according to WikiPedia.

 

Here's a birds-eye view of the plant at Google Maps:

 

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Homestead,+FL,+United+States+of+America
<http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Homestead,+FL,+United+States+of+America&ie=UT
F8&ll=25.434739,-80.331527&spn=0.002175,0.005021&t=h&z=18&iwloc=addr&layer=c
&cbll=25.446375,-80.403957>
&ie=UTF8&ll=25.434739,-80.331527&spn=0.002175,0.005021&t=h&z=18&iwloc=addr&l
ayer=c&cbll=25.446375,-80.403957

 

Richard

 

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Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_Point_Nuclear_Generating_Station

 

Florida Power  <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Power_%26_Light> &
Light, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Regulatory_Commission> , and the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation>  were
investigating the discovery of a small hole drilled into a pipe that helps
maintain pressure inside the reactor.[5]
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_Point_Nuclear_Generating_Station#_note-
nyt-hole>  This incident took place during a refueling outage when the
reactor was not powered, and was quickly identified during power-up testing.
The 3/16" hole was drilled into a 3" stainless steel schedule 160 pipe that
would hold 600-degree-Fahrenheit reactor coolant water at 2235 psi under
normal operation.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/02/us/02plant.html?_r=1&oref=slogin


Small Hole in Pipe at Nuclear Plant 


 

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: April 2, 2006

FLORIDA CITY, Fla., April 1 (AP) - Officials inspecting a nuclear reactor at
the Turkey Point plant here found a small hole drilled into a pipe that
helps maintain pressure, and investigators were trying to determine why it
was there, Florida Power and Light, the plant's operator, said Saturday.

The one-eighth-inch hole was discovered late Thursday during a series of
inspections and tests performed before bringing the reactor back online, the
utility said.

A spokeswoman for the utility, Rachel Scott, said the plant was not in
danger. The reactor, one of two at the plant, in Miami-Dade County, had been
shut down for a routine refueling, Ms. Scott said.

The utility repaired the damaged piping and, though the company's
investigation continues, plans to bring the unit back into service in about
a week, she said.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Federal Bureau of Investigation
are also investigating.

 

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