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Police in South Carolina are investigating an incident involving a vehicle that drove through security fences at a nuclear power station on Thursday.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The article says he'd previously been turned away at the gate, so they knew what level of threat they were dealing with.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fair, however:

A man operating a silver 2002 Toyota Camry approached the restricted area twice, though never accessed the plant, officials said.

So this sounds like he was inside the perimeter but potentially not within the boundaries of a higher security interior zone, to me. It may not mean that at all, but if it does it might explain (see my comment above) that they weren't authorized to use force under the circumstances.

Again, I recognize this is just speculation on my part, just explaining my thought process.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

The restricted area is basically the entire grounds, excepting one parking lot and the front of what looks like an office building.

Restricted area means an area, access to which is limited by the licensee for the purpose of protecting individuals against undue risks from exposure to radiation and radioactive materials.

https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part020/full-text.html#part020-1003

If you look at it on Google Street view, you can see a "restricted area" sign on the fence right next to the highway.