Anyone remember the time the city tried to ban the federal government from shipping a used nuclear reactor vessel -- PGE Trojan, the one that provided quite a bit of Portland's electrical supply -- from being shipped up the Columbia River?
Never mind...the city doesn't have jurisdiction over the river...or the federal government...
Hey Erick , little known fact the Feds/Coast Guard control the Willy River right through Downtown PDX , so if they didn't want a federal ship , say the rose fleet destroyers
carrying nukes , sailin in ,
There was an article I came across last week, as I recall, having to do with drinking problems of some of these drivers. Might be interesting to see if I can dig it up.
“Report: Nuclear weapon drivers drank on the job
By Ed O'Keefe
Federal agents responsible for driving nuclear weapons and other sensitive materials sometimes got drunk and were detained by police while on the job, according to a new watchdog report.”
Comments (11)
Didn't Portland City Council declare the city a nuclear free zone several years ago?
Posted by MBeard | November 30, 2010 11:07 AM
Terrorist Free, too. The City's declarations carry a lot of weight.
Posted by John Fairplay | November 30, 2010 11:12 AM
By the way, there's a freakin' nuclear reactor at Reed College so the idea of a "Nuclear Free Zone" in Portland was a lie from the get-go.
Posted by John Fairplay | November 30, 2010 11:14 AM
Yikes!
Posted by dg | November 30, 2010 12:28 PM
Kind of puts a new slant on road rage.
Posted by John Rettig | November 30, 2010 12:29 PM
Anyone remember the time the city tried to ban the federal government from shipping a used nuclear reactor vessel -- PGE Trojan, the one that provided quite a bit of Portland's electrical supply -- from being shipped up the Columbia River?
Never mind...the city doesn't have jurisdiction over the river...or the federal government...
Posted by Erik H. | November 30, 2010 12:35 PM
Is nothing a secret anymore
Posted by Ben | November 30, 2010 12:41 PM
Is nothing a secret anymore
How Adams remains in office.
Posted by cc | November 30, 2010 12:45 PM
Hey Erick , little known fact the Feds/Coast Guard control the Willy River right through Downtown PDX , so if they didn't want a federal ship , say the rose fleet destroyers
carrying nukes , sailin in ,
they could not stop it ...
Posted by billb | November 30, 2010 3:24 PM
There was an article I came across last week, as I recall, having to do with drinking problems of some of these drivers. Might be interesting to see if I can dig it up.
Posted by Bluecollar Libertarian | November 30, 2010 5:17 PM
“Report: Nuclear weapon drivers drank on the job
By Ed O'Keefe
Federal agents responsible for driving nuclear weapons and other sensitive materials sometimes got drunk and were detained by police while on the job, according to a new watchdog report.”
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/11/report_nuclear_weapon_drivers.html
Posted by Bluecollar Libertarian | November 30, 2010 8:55 PM