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Y-12 Plant Conducts First Terrorism Response Drill
The U.S. Energy Department’s Y-12 nuclear weapons plant in Oak Ridge, Tenn., yesterday conducted an emergency drill that for the first time involved a simulated terrorist attack, according to the Associated Press. Upwards of 1,000 representatives of 26 federal, state and local agencies took part in the drill, which involved a simulated “dirty bomb” attack at the plant’s main entrance. Previous exercises have focused more on a fire or explosion at the plant, according to AP. In the simulation, two environmental terrorists blew themselves up with a bomb carrying cesium 137 stolen from an out-of-state hospital. Two Y-12 guards and two police officers were fictitiously treated at a local emergency room while first responders dealt with the aftermath of the explosion. Y-12 manager Bill Brumley said he was pleased with the initial results of the exercise. “It went reasonably well,” he said. “This was a very difficult exercise for us based on the number of people that were involved and the uncertain nature of the event” (Duncan Mansfield, Associated Press, Aug. 25).
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