Nuclear News Hubb
Advertisement
  • Home
  • News
  • Nuclear Power
  • Contact us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Nuclear Power
  • Contact us
No Result
View All Result
Nuclear News Hubb
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Neo-Nazi previously implicated in plot to attack nuclear plants now arrested for planning grid sabotage around Baltimore — Beyond Nuclear « nuclear-news

admin by admin
February 8, 2023
in News


Neo-Nazi previously implicated in plot to attack nuclear plants now arrested for planning grid sabotage around Baltimore — Beyond Nuclear

Brandon Russell

Beyond Nuclear 7 Feb 23

As reported by the Washington Post, in an article entitled “Duo accused of neo-Nazi plot to target Maryland power stations: Atomwaffen founder Brandon Russell and Sarah Clendaniel allegedly sought to attack substations around Baltimore,” white supremacists are again implicated in playing with radioactive fire.

The article reports:

Neo-Nazi previously implicated in plot to attack nuclear plants now arrested for planning grid sabotage around Baltimore — Beyond Nuclear

Russell, a former Florida National Guard member, is the founder of the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division, which attempted to use violent attacks to spark a race war in the United States. Experts say the group, while small, is dangerous because of its influence on the broader far-right movement to eschew politics and spill blood…

A former Atomwaffen member named Devon Arthurs, who lived with Russell in Tampa, killed two of their roommates in 2017 and subsequently told authorities they had been planning attacks on U.S. nuclear plants and power lines.

See an October 25, 2020 post about Atomwaffen Division’s prior plot to attack nuclear power plants. (Atomwaffen means nuclear weapons in German.)

The Washington Post article reports:

According to prosecutors, their plan was to attack with gunfire five substations that serve the Baltimore area. In conversations about the plot, according to court documents, Clendaniel “described how there was a ‘ring’ around Baltimore and if they hit a number of them all in the same day, they ‘would completely destroy this whole city.”…

Special Agent in Charge Thomas J. Sobocinski of the FBI field office in Baltimore said Clendaniel and Russell conspired to inflict “maximum harm” to the power grid.

“The accused were not just talking, but taking steps to fulfill their threats and further their extremist goals,” Sobocinski said…

According to prosecutors, they used open-source information on the national infrastructure grid to pick five electrical substations around Baltimore that would, if attacked on the same day, create a “cascading failure” in the system.

Their actions threatened the electricity and heat of our homes, hospitals and businesses,” Sobocinski said.

But a grid failure in Maryland would also carry nuclear power risks. For example, Exelon’s twin reactors at Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant in Lusby, Maryland on the shore of Chesapeake Bay (pictured above) depend on the electric grid for its primary electricity supply to run safety and cooling systems needed to prevent core meltdowns, as well as to prevent overheating of highly radioactive waste indoor wet storage pools. There are backup emergency diesel generators (EDGs) on site, in case the grid is inoperable. But EDGs are themselves notoriously unreliable, and will eventually run out of fuel unless resupplied.  https://beyondnuclear.org/neo-nazi-previously-implicated-in-plot-to-attack-nuclear-plants-now-arrested-for-planning-grid-sabotage-around-baltimore/

Like this:

Like Loading…


February 6, 2023 –


Posted by Christina Macpherson |
Uncategorized



Source link

Previous Post

Can Solar, Storage and Efficiency Help Us Survive Winters Like This?

Next Post

Ethylene Oxide: New Interactive Map Shows Communities Impacted by Cancer-Causing Chemical

Next Post

Ethylene Oxide: New Interactive Map Shows Communities Impacted by Cancer-Causing Chemical

Recommended

Fukushima Pref. agrees to discharge treated wastewater, protest rally held in front of Prefectural Office « nuclear-news

August 4, 2022

Strategic Command Sounds Questionable Alarm on Chinese Nuclear Buildup

August 4, 2022

Don't miss it

Nuclear Power

Opinion | I Know How Nuclear War Is Waged, So I’m Calling for Peace With North Korea

March 30, 2023
News

We need to shine some light on SNC-Lavalin and SMRs « nuclear-news

March 30, 2023
News

Repurposing Cropland in California: A Solution for Everyone?

March 29, 2023
Nuclear Power

Some Ukrainians Refuse to Leave Avdiivka Despite Russian Bombardment

March 29, 2023
News

Corruption in the nuclear industry « nuclear-news

March 29, 2023
News

La agricultura de California tiene un desempeño económico sobresaliente, pero ¿a qué costo?

March 28, 2023

© Nuclear News Hubb All rights reserved.

Use of these names, logos, and brands does not imply endorsement unless specified. By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions.

Navigate Site

  • Home
  • News
  • Nuclear Power
  • Contact us

Newsletter Sign Up

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Nuclear Power
  • Contact us

© 2022 Nuclear News Hubb All rights reserved.