05 May 2004 - Avila Beach, California - Neil Medrano, a nuclear power security officer at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, armed with an AR-15 assault rifle and a 9mm hand gun, looks through the windows of an employee vehicle for suspicious packages while the vehicle is stopped at the first of two inspection 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...
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05 May 2004 - Avila Beach, California - Neil Medrano, a nuclear power security officer at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, armed with an AR-15 assault rifle and a 9mm hand gun, looks through the windows of an employee vehicle for suspicious packages while the vehicle is stopped at the first of two inspection 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..Photo Credit: Michael A. Mariant/SIPA Press
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