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  • 05 May 2004 - Avila Beach, California - A nuclear security officer armed with the requisite AR-15 assault rifle and 9mm hand gun patrols coastal area of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. Since 9/11, Pacific Gas & Electronic, operator of the Diablo Canyon power plant, has increased security at the coastal power plant. Armed forces stand guard at the three vehicle inspection points as well as all points of entry into the buildings while a roving security force covers the surrounding grounds outside of the plant and all the inner working confines from the turbine deck to offices to the nuclear reactor's control room. (© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 05 May 2004 - Avila Beach, California - An operations vehicle crests a hill enroute to the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. 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) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 05 May 2004 - Avila Beach, California - A nuclear security officer armed with the requisite AR-15 assault rifle and 9mm hand gun patrols the generator turbine deck of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. Since 9/11, Pacific Gas & Electronic, operator of the Diablo Canyon power plant, has increased security at the coastal power plant. Armed forces stand guard at the three vehicle inspection points as well as all points of entry into the buildings while a roving security force covers the surrounding grounds outside of the plant and all the inner working confines from the turbine deck to offices to the nuclear reactor's control room.  (© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 05 May 2004 - Avila Beach, California - A nuclear security officer armed with the requisite AR-15 assault rifle and 9mm hand gun watches workers on the generator turbine deck of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. Since 9/11, Pacific Gas & Electronic, operator of the Diablo Canyon power plant, has increased security at the coastal power plant. Armed forces stand guard at the three vehicle inspection points as well as all points of entry into the buildings while a roving security force covers the surrounding grounds outside of the plant and all the inner working confines from the turbine deck to offices to the nuclear reactor's control room.  (© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 20 April 2004 - Avila Beach, California - The first of several security checkpoints is seen at the main entrance to Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant where an armed officer inspects a vehicle. 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 increased armed security officer presence both along the multiple concentric perimeters and within the plant itself..Photo Credit: Michael A. Mariant/SIPA Press By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 20 May 2004 - Avila Beach, California - A radiation warning sign hangs at the high-level radiation perimeter adjacent to the 440,000-gallon pool holding the nuclear reactor's spent fuel assemblies. Critics argue that the spent fuel pools are an ideal target to terrorists that could use an attack to drain the pool and cause the spent fuel to ignite, resulting in long-term radioactive contamination of California's central coast. Plant operators say the depth of the pools along with the pool's steel and concrete lining makes the pools nearly invincible. (© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 20 May 2004 - Avila Beach, California - A radiation warning sign hangs at the high-level radiation perimeter adjacent to the 440,000-gallon pool holding the nuclear reactor's spent fuel assemblies. Critics argue that the spent fuel pools are an ideal target to terrorists that could use an attack to drain the pool and cause the spent fuel to ignite, resulting in long-term radioactive contamination of California's central coast. Plant operators say the depth of the pools along with the pool's steel and concrete lining makes the pools nearly invincible. (© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 20 May 2004 - Avila Beach, California - The 440,000-gallon pool holding the nuclear reactor's spent fuel assemblies is seen, one of two pools at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. Each square in the grid holds one spent fuel assembly. Critics argue that the spent fuel pools are an ideal target to terrorists that could use an attack to drain the pool and cause the spent fuel to ignite, resulting in long-term radioactive contamination of California's central coast. Plant operators say the depth of the pools along with the pool's steel and concrete lining makes the pools nearly invincible. (© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 20 May 2004 - Avila Beach, California - A radiation warning sign hangs at the high-level radiation perimeter adjacent to the 440,000-gallon pool holding the nuclear reactor's spent fuel assemblies. Critics argue that the spent fuel pools are an ideal target to terrorists that could use an attack to drain the pool and cause the spent fuel to ignite, resulting in long-term radioactive contamination of California's central coast. Plant operators say the depth of the pools along with the pool's steel and concrete lining makes the pools nearly invincible. (© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 20 May 2004 - Avila Beach, California - An employee climbs down a ladder overlooking one of the 440,000-gallon pools holding the nuclear reactor's spent fuel assemblies. Critics argue that the spent fuel pools are an ideal target to terrorists that could use an attack to drain the pool and cause the spent fuel to ignite, resulting in long-term radioactive contamination of California's central coast. Plant operators say the depth of the pools along with the pool's steel and concrete lining makes the pools nearly invincible. (© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 20 May 2004 - Avila Beach, California - A worker clad in protective clothing, including gloves to protect himself from the highly radioactive water, preforms maintenance work on one of the 440,000-gallon pools holding the nuclear reactor's spent fuel assemblies. Critics argue that the spent fuel pools are an ideal target to terrorists that could use an attack to drain the pool and cause the spent fuel to ignite, resulting in long-term radioactive contamination of California's central coast. Plant operators say the depth of the pools along with the pool's steel and concrete lining makes the pools nearly invincible. (© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 20 May 2004 - Avila Beach, California - A radiation warning sign hangs at the high-level radiation perimeter adjacent to the 440,000 gallon pool holding the nuclear reactor's spent fuel assemblies. Critics argue that the spent fuel pools are an ideal target to terrorists that could use an attack to drain the pool and cause the spent fuel to ignite, resulting in long-term radioactive contamination of California's central coast. Plant operators say the depth of the pools along with the pool's steel and concrete lining makes the pools nearly invincible. (© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 20 May 2004 - Avila Beach, California - A key card security lock along with a locked security bar prevent unathorized entry into the radioactive fuel assemblies for the nuclear reactors at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. 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) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 20 May 2004 - Avila Beach, California - A radiation warning sign is posted in the water filtration area deep inside the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. Critics argue that the spent fuel pools at the plant are an ideal target to terrorists that could use an attack to drain the pool and cause the spent fuel to ignite, resulting in long-term radioactive contamination of California's central coast. Plant operators say the depth of the pools along with the pool's steel and concrete lining makes the pools nearly invincible. (© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 20 May 2004 - Avila Beach, California - A radiation warning sign hangs on a rope deep inside the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. Critics argue that the spent fuel pools at the plant are an ideal target to terrorists that could use an attack to drain the pool and cause the spent fuel to ignite, resulting in long-term radioactive contamination of California's central coast. Plant operators say the depth of the pools along with the pool's steel and concrete lining makes the pools nearly invincible. (© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 28 April 2004 - Avila Beach, California - Dogs stand watch over a heard of goats on the hillside below above the nuclear power plant. The goats are used as fire prevention - clearing the weeds and underbrush under the powerlines - while at the same time keeping the immediate terrain surrounding the power plant with a clear line of sight.  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 By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 05 May 2004 - Avila Beach, California - 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) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 05 May 2004 - Avila Beach, California - 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 while he unscrews the cap on the gas tank for further inpsection 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) By photographer Michael Mariant
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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) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 05 May 2004 - Avila Beach, California - After proceding through the "security train" - a series of bomb detection, metal detector and x-ray devices in the main office building lobby, an employee swipes his ID card while placing his hand in a device that scans an individual's hand geometry to match the hand to the ID card. Positive identification unlocks a narrow revolving iron gate to allow the employee entrance to the main office building at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. 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) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 05 May 2004 - Avila Beach, California - A security officer monitors the "security train" - a series of bomb detection, metal detector and x-ray devices in the main building lobby at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. 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) By photographer Michael Mariant
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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 By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 05 May 2004 - Avila Beach, California - With the nuclear reactor's containment domes in the background, a vehicle-stop deterrent device is shown at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. 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 By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 05 May 2004 - Avila Beach, California - As his training instructor holds a timing device near his ear, Mario Burton fires an AR-15 assault rifle at human target outlines inside a mock hallway during a qualifying firearms exercise at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant's firearms training facility. With a heavily armed security force averaging 17-years of experience at the power plant, Pacific Gas & Electric, operator of the power plant, is training officers for an expanded security force. The 17-week extensive physical and mental training program narrows down the 1,000 applicants to a mere 12 that qualify as nuclear security officers. (© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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  • 05 May 2004 - Avila Beach, California - Mark Parsons, security trainer in red shirt, gestures to a score keeper while trainee Mario Burton, fires an AR-15 assault rifle at human target outlines behind mock doors during a qualifying firearms exercise at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant's firearms training facility. With a heavily armed security force averaging 17-years of experience at the power plant, Pacific Gas & Electric, operator of the power plant, is training officers for an expanded security force. The 17-week extensive physical and mental training program narrows down the 1,000 applicants to a mere 12 that qualify as nuclear security officers. (© 2004 Michael A. Mariant) By photographer Michael Mariant
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