Electric Facility Threats and Violence

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1 Electric Facility Threats and Violence Louis Dabdoub Entergy Services, Inc. October 20, 2011

2 COMPANY FACTS Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, and it is the second-largest nuclear generator in the United States. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.7 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of more than $11 billion and has approximately 15,000 employees. 2 RELIABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY

3 SERVICE TERRITORY 3 RELIABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY

4 NEWS REPORT August 18, Associated Press (National) Energy Dept. says copper thefts on rise. With copper prices at a near record, thieves across the country have been stealing copper wiring from power lines, construction sites, and warehouses. Now federal officials said thieves are targeting power substations and even a locked recycling yard at a nuclear lab. The Energy Department s (DOE) inspector general (IG) reports a troubling increase in copper thefts from federal sites, including national research labs, generating stations, and a plant where nuclear weapons are dismantled and stored. An estimated total of $500,000 to $750,000 worth of copper has been stolen from DOE sites in the past 3 years, the IG said. Thefts have ranged from small amounts to about 30,000 pounds of copper stolen from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. In Texas, hundreds of pounds of copper were stolen from the Pantex plant near Amarillo, where nuclear weapons are stored and dismantled. The IG said DOE officials must improve security, especially at recycling facilities and remote substations. In many cases, stolen copper had not been secured in any way, the IG wrote in a 3-page letter August 18. Some DOE sites had only minimal access controls to areas where copper is stored, he said. In the Los Alamos case, about 30,000 pounds of copper worth an estimated $120,000 was stolen from a fenced facility that is locked after hours. Four contractor employees were convicted in the case. Copper was selling for nearly $4 a pound August 17, more than double the price in early RELIABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY

5 Facts and responses Reported copper thefts from critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR) sectors in the US have risen at least 50% in 2010, compared to the previous year. Today, we are going to talk about some suggested protective measures and avoidance techniques, including: Increasing awareness Training Security Working with local law enforcement and scrap dealers Using alternatives to copper metal Copper History 5 RELIABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY

6 COST OF WIRE THEFT Copper theft is a widespread problem closely linked to economic circumstances. Theft of copper wire not only poses a potential financial loss to the company, but service to customers in specific geographical areas serviced by that substation. In addition, theft of grounding wire causes safety concerns. As a result of copper wire theft, there may be Customers Power outages and reliability to the Electric Grid. Employee Safety Danger to employees who may surprise a theft in progress. System Reliability and Integrity Productivity lost due to implementation of additional security measures. Replacement Scheduling Problems getting replacement material due to high demand. Crew down time while stolen materials are replaced. Death 6 RELIABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY

7 s. During certain types of thefts of copper (commonly called grounding wire) causes extreme physical risk to the criminals taking the copper, responding personnel, and the general public, including first responders. Grounding wire provides safeguards to personnel at site and any type of disruption to these grounds could turn the substation structures (including perimeter fence line) into energized structures. This poses a threat to responding personnel and first responders, but also nearby neighbors, children, pets, who may come into contact with the structure. As the value of copper has risen, thieves are risking their lives and lives of innocent people to steal materials that contain copper. 7 RELIABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY

8 Consequences 8 RELIABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY

9 Simple theft ground wires cut and pulled from the ground 9 RELIABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY

10 FORTIFYING THE SITE Fencing Gates CCTV Video Motion P.I.R. s Trailers vs. Vaults Locks Lighting Security Officer Police Under Cover Hawthorne 10 RELIABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY

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13 Mesh Fencing 13 RELIABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY

14 Images received remotely Day Time Photo Night Time Photo 14 RELIABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY

15 What have we done or considered Fencing Good Neighbor Rewards Educating Law Enforcement Tracking Devices Enforcer Locks Metal Theft Taskforce Participation Marking Wire Micro Dots 15 RELIABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY

16 Enhanced Station Security Electric Fence/Gates/Electronic Access 16 RELIABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY

17 Perimeter Razor Wire Installation 17 RELIABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY

18 Tracking Devices 18 RELIABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY

19 Hard to prove it belongs to us 19 RELIABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY

20 US Dept. of Energy devises security system to thwart rampant copper thefts By Layer 8 Created Sep :54pm The US Department of Energy and its Oak Ridge National Laboratory have built a security system that is aimed at thwarting at least some of the copper thefts that plague utilities and other large facilities. Specifically, "ORNL, DOE, the utility and several subcontractors installed a comprehensive perimeter security system consisting of energy efficient lighting, surveillance cameras that operate in a high voltage environment and an anti-cut, anti-climb fence system with integral intrusion detection cable. The complete system protects a perimeter area of 3600 linear feet." More on energy: 10 hot energy projects that could electrify the world [1] "This security system will deter future vandalism attempts, allow security officers to conduct surveillance remotely and will automatically alert security officers of an attempt to breach the perimeter so the officers can enact a proper response," said project manager Brigham Thomas of ORNL's Global Nuclear Security Technology Division in a release. The security system installation, calibration and performance testing were completed in early Since the implementation, the substation has not reported any security issues. 20 RELIABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY

21 CONCEPTAUL IDEAS/ISSUES FOR DEALING WITH WIRE-THEFT Scrap-metal dealers How to control Federal, state, local laws why or why not? o Is it ever a Federal issue? Taking the profit out of the deal Controlling the transaction o Delay in payment o Identification of seller o Record keeping it s a joke! Electronic Record? Paper Storage Storage-time requirements Enforcement Getting someone interested Identification of company property Costs company vs. customer? Authenticity Identification of methods One-size fits all vs. individual company logos, chemicals, Destruction by thieves (fire, peeling, etc.) 21 RELIABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY

22 CONCEPTAUL IDEAS/ISSUES FOR DEALING WITH WIRE-THEFT (CONT D) Reliability issues or economic who s right? Real vs. imaginary Cost vs. value Critical Life-safety issues Workers Customers By-standers Hospitals Nursing homes Defense agencies Water treatment plants Communication interruptions Past issues that may have relevancy we should consider DHS vs. DOE What s the issue? Theft Property Damage Reliability Issue is over-blown No one has gotten hurt yet? 22 RELIABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY

23 QUESTIONS? 23 RELIABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY