05 May 2004 - Avila Beach, California - With the nuclear reactor's containment domes looming behind him, Craig Troxell, a nuclear power security officer at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, armed with an AR-15 assault rifle and a 9mm hand gun, uses a mirror to inspect the underside of a delivery truck at the first of two vehicle inpection stations. Since 9/11 Pacific Gas & Electronic, operator of the Diablo Canyon power plant, has tighter security measures that include additional vehicle...
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05 May 2004 - Avila Beach, California - With the nuclear reactor's containment domes looming behind him, Craig Troxell, a nuclear power security officer at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, armed with an AR-15 assault rifle and a 9mm hand gun, uses a mirror to inspect the underside of a delivery truck at the first of two vehicle inpection stations. Since 9/11 Pacific Gas & Electronic, operator of the Diablo Canyon power plant, has tighter security measures that include additional vehicle inspection points and an increase in armed security officers present along both the multiple concentric perimeters and within the plant itself. (© 2004 Michael A. Mariant)
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