Rental Car Sets Off TMI Explosive Detector
POSTED: 12:37 pm EDT July 13,
2004
UPDATED: 12:56 pm EDT July 13,
2004
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. -- A rare security incident happened at the gates of Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Tuesday morning.
Just after 9 a.m., an employee driving a rented car entered the north gates, caused the explosive detector to sound.TMI security searched the car, then the state police were called in, and they searched the car as well.
Finally, Harrisburg bomb disposal authorities swept the car a third time.
At 10 a.m., the car was declared safe and clear, but as a precautionary measure, the rental car company responsible for the car came and took it away."It does happen, but it's very rare," said Ralph DeSantis, with TMI. "Sometime we get some false positives. For example, fertilizer farmers use in their field, if that gets on a vehicle, we would be able to detect that. That's how sensitive our equipment is."There is no indication as to why the explosive detector sounded.Every car that enters TMI, including employee's, is searched.
Just after 9 a.m., an employee driving a rented car entered the north gates, caused the explosive detector to sound.TMI security searched the car, then the state police were called in, and they searched the car as well.|
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At 10 a.m., the car was declared safe and clear, but as a precautionary measure, the rental car company responsible for the car came and took it away."It does happen, but it's very rare," said Ralph DeSantis, with TMI. "Sometime we get some false positives. For example, fertilizer farmers use in their field, if that gets on a vehicle, we would be able to detect that. That's how sensitive our equipment is."There is no indication as to why the explosive detector sounded.Every car that enters TMI, including employee's, is searched.Copyright 2004 by TheWGALChannel.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
