European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 8, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes arse Turify july 1977 changes in nut ferr fuel plants guard Ferror Lonj Washington api title regulatory commission has posed tightening Security Topete Cocom Mercial nuclear fuel processing plants and uranium and plutonium shipments against theft and regulations published in Ute Federal Register would require sharply increased guard forces for High Grade and plutonium both in storage and in they also would for first a requirement thai private guards hired by commercial nuclear operators and shippers be certified in Good mental As Well As Good physical although companies that Are handling nuclear materials presumably would not do so could hire a Lunatic to guard nuclear materials without Violat ing present arc a spokesman the proposed new rules also would in crease the requirements for nuclear ship ment to stay in Contact with fixed bases which could summon help if the proposed regulations do not apply to Nudera Power the rules would apply to a dozen nuclear fuel facilities operated by companies licensed by the commission and to three companies licensed for nuclear material transports the arc and the Energy research and development the two out of atomic in orgy commission in concluded last year that Security measures for civilian nuclear activities needed the destructive of nuclear Energy was first revealed during world War 11 at Hiroshima and so the first peaceful nuclear Power plants were built with the full knowledge hat their uranium and plutonium fuels could also be made into destructive soap the and plants were under licensing requirements of the but organized terrorism in recent years has focused new attention on the possibility that nuclear fuels could be stolen and fashioned Inlo nuclear or dispersed in crowded areas to expose people to Fadia the natural resources defense an environmental asked the arc to tighten Security measures on an emergency last january the a Ltd decided to not immediately but through a Speed cup Rule making pro last March the arc proposed that nuclear guards be investigated before they Are no such checks arc required they have that Happy Daze Nan Howard Star of tvs Happy Church with Coss g scene from Auto Howard directs and co wrote die film with Bis 2 cops relieved after incident under fires of car Little a police officer who told a 14yearold explorer scout to fire a Shotgun at a car driven by a Man who ran through some red lights has been relieved of along with another officer who fired three shots at the the Driver of the fatally wounded in a scuffle with one of the officers at the end of a High Peck Chase through the never fired at a spokesman said Robert Marshall said officers Arthur Nugent and Gary Evans were relieved of duly in connection with the shoot ing of Edward Jones on monday Hall gave this account Nugent and Evans noted Joness car speeding and gave Chase at about 55 Miles per Jones ran through several red lights and struck another police Nugent instructed the unidentified who was participating in a training program for future police officers and had been taught to fire a to tire a shot gun at the and he boy did Evans later fired three shots at the car As Jones led the officers on a 10mile reaching speeds up to 110 Jones eventually ran his car off the Road South of Little and Evans approached Jones got out and struggled with whose pistol fatally wounding Jones m us last May the Nhuc proposed require the companies to prepare plans guards can use to foil Tad Urot sabotage such plans arc present rules require the comit ontes Tsvi prepare Tor by several the proposed rules would defences adequate to iwo separate attacks dedicated teams of terrorists armed Wilh Sci Auto malic weapons and one set of proposals would stiffen Nese o quiz cents for adding the mental improving n o r Ness standards and requiring handling training and annual the other set would increase the physio Cal Security required for nuclear installs Lions and the proposals would f Equire nine armed guards for major shipments of uranium or plutonium by with iwo or three bulletproof escort the cargo vehicle would have to be a sealed safety vault on at present Only two armed guards Are with one escort vehicle and requirement of present rules require guards to Call in a Home base every two to five the Nhuc now proposes that guards Call w every 30 the new proposals Call for three armed guards with each air shipment and at least nine armed guards at All scheduled refuel ing present rules require Only one unarmed escort and no guards at refuelling rail shipments would nine armed guards with 30minutc Calls to control at rail shipments require two armed guards who every two kor shipments by the hew arc proposals would require Llic use of Container slip or in which cargo is prepackaged in seated Container units this a not now sva shipments would be accompanied by three armed guards who would Call control bases by ship ashore radio every six Only one guard is and he checks in once a the proposed rules also would require guards for air and sea shipments who can speak the same language As the under present the Security escort of a nuclear shipment May not be Able to Converse with the proposed new rules for fixed Nudera in As fuel plants or fuel fabrication and reprocessing list detailed measures to make guard posts and alarm stations More effective and to limit Access to uranium and plutonium storage for both fixed Sites and the proposals would require More backup communications systems and separation of guard so a single attack could not Cut off Calls for there was no indication when the com Mission would a Able to adopt the new Security the arc is one commissioner Short of a quorum and cannot take formal it is not our policy to shoot at cars for running red Marshall Hale said acting police chief Gibson had changed department policy to authorize the release of the offi cers tie said Gibson told him to Tell it like it including if weve made a on monday Marshall bad said Jones shot at officers but he said wednesday that account was probably not factual we have no evidence a shot was tired at the Marshall said an unloaded Beer and some marijuana was found in Joness British new car sales show slight increase London Puli new car sates la Britain in june showed a slight Rise of w per cent Over last with e total of 891 new cars preliminary figures were wednesday by the society of motor menu for the first six months of urn sales totalled per cent uglier than in the corresponding period last the smut said this was in line win original forecast of a full year Rise of about 2 per to a Lille Over million