Nuke plant worker suspected of islamic-terrorist ties

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Investigators noted that Mobley had been overheard saying that Islam is the only true faith and that non-Muslims are infidels. He also was heard saying, "We are brothers in the union but if a holy war comes, look out."

A New Jersey nuclear plant worker and one-time Newark resident who was arrested as a terrorlst in Yemen in March had "suspicious" websites on his computer, including one with an image of a mushroom cloud, according to a new report.
Al-Qaida suspect Sharif Mobley worked mainly at PSEG Nuclear's Salem/Hope Creek site, across the Delaware River from Augustine Beach, before his arrest, according to the heavily redacted Nuclear Regulatory Commission Inspector General's report, released on Monday.

After Mobley's capture, federal officials revealed that he had worked as a general contract laborer at six nuclear sites in all between 2002 and 2008. While on the job, the report indicated, he declared non-Muslims to be "infidels" and made other potentially troubling statements that never rose to management's attention.

The report called for expanded NRC authority to screen workers' identities, travel and behavior, along with other management reforms.

"That's something we've always been concerned about," said Norm Cohen, who directs the anti-nuclear group Unplug Salem. "We've talked for years about the need to tighten the way they vet the contract workers."

Mobley, who was raised near Vineland, N.J., and lived briefly in Newark in 2007, is currently awaiting trial on a murder charge. He could face the death penalty for killing a Yemeni guard and wounding another while attempting to escape from a hospital after his arrest earlier this year.

He had made a number of trips to the Middle East, reportedly for pilgrimages and language studies, between 2004 and 2009.

Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. William Owens, both New York Democrats, called on the NRC to review requirements for workers with unescorted access at nuclear plants after the Mobley incident.

Most of Mobley's time at nuclear sites -- 76 weeks -- was logged at the Salem/Hope Creek complex. He also worked four weeks at both the Limerick and Peach Bottom plants in southeastern Pennsylvania and two weeks apiece at Three Mile Island near Harrisburg and at Calvert Cliffs on the Chesapeake Bay.

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Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. William Owens, both New York Democrats, called on the NRC to review requirements for workers with unescorted access at nuclear plants after the Mobley incident.

And that's the troublesome part. What are we going to start looking for that we weren't looking for before?

[s0m3th1ngAZ]

My mom worked at the hanford nuclear facility...she underwent pretty heavy security checks, and that was 30 years ago.
Also...are all terrorists Al-Qaida?

[AZhitman]

All those facilities are familiar names to me, as my Dad worked at most of the nuke plants in the US at some point or another.

I'm with IB - What are we gonna look for that we didn't look for before? And are statements like those enough to limit someone's access to potentially hazardous sites?

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Is this the guy?