What security changes can we expect at Argonne-East if the terror alert level changes to red?
Terror alert level red is similar to the Department of Energy s Security Condition (SECON) level 1, Threat Critical, but is not quite the same. This rough correlation is true of all five SECON levels. A chart of the security action plans that go with each of the SECON levels is online. The main difference between Homeland Security Alert Advisory level red and SECON-1 is that SECON-1 refers to incidents in the immediate area where a malevolent or terrorist attack has occurred which may affect the site, or when an attack is initiated on the site … Thus, where the Homeland Security level might escalate to red for the nation as a whole, we expect DOE would implement SECON-1 on a site-by-site basis based on the local situation. At SECON-1, DOE-HQ, Chicago Operations, Argonne Area Office, and Argonne management would jointly activate an Emergency Operations Center, assess the threat to the site and occupants, and implement additional protective measures. These measures could include limiti
