A Scotland contractor at the Hunterston B, West Kilbride nuclear power plant was escorted off the property Tuesday morning after a colleague spotted him engrossed in bomb-making websites at work, according to the Daily Record. The colleague had immediately reported the behavior to management on Monday.
Waqqar Ahmed, believed to be Muslim, has worked at the facility for about four weeks and just recently moved to England. Ahmed, 22, is a contractor for the engineering specialists Doosan Babcock, according to the Mirror.
"The guy has only worked here for a short time," said a source at the power plant. "He is a low-level employee but has access to the reactor, where he basically helps out tradesmen working on it."
"All EDF Energy employees and contractors undergo a rigorous Government standard," said a spokeswoman for EDF, according to Breitbart. "National Security Vetting check in order to be able to work on any nuclear site."
Hunterston B is run by French energy company EDF and has been generating electricity to more than a million homes in Scotland since 1976. Plans were to shut down the power plant in 2011, but plans changed and Hunterston B will remain open until 2023.
"We have been made aware of allegations concerning a contractor accessing inappropriate web material and immediately notified the relevant authorities," the spokeswoman continued. "We are working with Police Scotland, with the support of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, to determine the facts and take appropriate action.
"The Civil Nuclear Constabulary - CNC - are deployed at all EDF Energy's nuclear sites to further enhance the already robust security arrangements at all civil nuclear power stations. Provision was made for this by the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act, 2001. These officers work alongside existing security teams at each station."
