Terrorists Possibly Targeting Texas, Chat Cites Attack in July; Energy Facilities on Alert

Houston Chronicle ^ | June 24, 2003 6:19 AM | Mike Hedges

[Semper Paratus]

Do you mean the 1947 Texas City blast by Monsanto Chemical Company?

That's it. Where a cargo ship of fertilizer/nitrates caught on fire and leveled the port.

[Calpernia]

Not too sure they are just trying things in Iraq.

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Breaker Failure Shuts Down Indian Point 3
Jun 23, 2003 12:08 pm US/Eastern

The Indian Point 3 nuclear power plant shut down automatically when an electrical breaker failed at a substation across the street, the plant's owner announced Monday.

Entergy Corp. spokesman Jim Steets said there was no release of radioactivity and no threat to public safety when the breaker cut out on Sunday afternoon. He said that while the cause of the failure was not known, there was no sign of terrorism or sabotage.

The Indian Point plants' safety and security have been a major issue in the northern suburbs since the terrorist attack on New York City in 2001.

The same breaker, which is in a Con Edison switchyard but is owned and maintained by Entergy, failed in November, knocking out Indian Point 3 for six days.

The breaker, which connects the plant to the region's electrical grid, failed Sunday afternoon. Equipment designed to protect the plant automatically disconnected it from the grid and shut down the nuclear reactor, Entergy said.

Indian Point 2, the other reactor at the site in Buchanan, was unaffected and continued operating at full power.

Entergy said the outage could last several days.

Although temperatures near 90 are forecast for the next few days, the plant shutdown is not expected to endanger the flow of electricity, said Con Edison spokesman Chris Olert.

"We don't anticipate any problems," he said.

[JustPiper]

Why does this sound ominous?

[potlatch]

Yes, the first ship blew, setting off others AND the Chemical plant!! It leveled a portion of the town and is considered one of the worst disasters in the USA! My Dad, a Chemical Engineer, was sent from St. Louis to help get the plant functioning again.

[Semper Paratus]

considered one of the worst disasters in the USA

When I was in Coast Guard boot camp they showed a film about the disaster and what could go wrong in ports.

Something to think about today.

[potlatch]

Texas City has many Chemical Plants. Monsanto is Sterling Chemical now. After 9/11, the government had people try to infiltrate different places and they succeeded in entering Sterling by way of the water!! Scuba divers, I guess. Hope the've tightened up by now!