Isaac-Davy Aronson
Isaac-Davy Aronson is WNYC's and WQXR’s evening news host and the host and producer of the newsroom's morning podcast, The Early Word.
Nuclear Power Plants to Provide Own Security
Friday, December 26, 2008
New York, NY –
REPORTER: New Jersey is withdrawing state security details at its three nuclear power plants, saying the plants' operators will now provide security.
Since October 2001, the Oyster Creek plant in Forked River and the Salem and Hope Creek plants in Salem County have been patrolled by State Police and New Jersey National Guard security details.
According to the New Jersey Attorney General's office, all 31 states with nuclear power plants took similar security steps following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and all the states other than New Jersey and New York have removed state patrols. New York eliminated National Guard soldiers at four upstate power plants in May and is reportedly in the process of redeploying National Guard troops at Indian Point.
Attorney General Anne Milgram says New Jersey's move is made possible by enhanced private security patrols and a new video monitoring system, along with extensive enhancements taken by the plants over the past several years.
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