Three Mile Island on Alert After 'Credible' Threat http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011018/ts/attack_airport_dc_2.html Thursday October 18 6:22 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania was on high alert on Thursday after receiving a ``credible threat'' against the installation, plant officials said. ``We were notified last night that a security threat had been made against Three Mile Island. That threat was deemed credible. We took extra security measures and we remain at that heightened state of alert,'' said David Carl, spokesman for operators Exelon Nuclear. Nearby Harrisburg International Airport and Lancaster airport were shut down for four hours late on Wednesday because of the threat, which came a week after the FBI issued a warning about possible additional attacks on U.S. interests at home or abroad following the Sept. 11 assaults on New York and Washington by hijacked commercial airliners. A Harrisburg airport police spokesman said all flights in and out of the airport were stopped for four hours until about 1 a.m. on Thursday morning. ``We were closed because of security concerns for four hours, but we reopened at around 1 a.m.,'' the spokesman said. Local television stations said temporary flight restrictions were put into effect for a 20-mile radius around the airport and military aircraft were dispatched to protect Three Mile Island -- the site in 1979 of the worst nuclear accident in the United States. Carl said work continued overnight at the plant and that none of the 800 or so workers was evacuated. He declined to give details of the specific nature of the threat, but said Three Mile Island had activated its emergency response facilities, including a technical support center and information center, as a precaution. ``We did not reach a level where we had to declare a formal emergency,'' Carl said. He said no incident had taken place overnight but that heightened security measures would remain in place ``as long as are needed.'' The FBI and Federal Aviation Administration could not be reached for comment. ______________________________ Copyright 2001 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Copyright 2001 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.yahoo.com THE END ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bUrHhl.bVKZIr Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [email protected] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
