New Physical Security for Arizona Nuclear Power Plant
The Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, commonly referred to as Palo Verde Power Plant, is a nuclear power plant located in Wintersburg, Arizona, about 45 miles (80 km) west of central Phoenix, and is currently the largest nuclear generation facility in the United States, averaging over 3.2 gigawatts (GW) of electrical power production in 2003 to serve approximately 4 million people. Arizona Public Service (APS) owns the largest portion (29.1%) of the station and operates the facility. Other owners include Salt River Project (17.5%), El Paso Electric Co. (15.8%), Southern California Edison (15.8%), PNM Resources (10.2%), Southern California Public Power Authority (5.9%), and the Los Angeles Dept. of Water & Power (5.7%).

Supports Homeland Security Regulations
Palo Verde was of such strategic importance, due to a variety of its
features, that it and Phoenix were documented by the former Soviet Union as target locations in the event of nuclear conflict during the Cold War. In March 2003, National Guard troops were dispatched to protect the site during the launch of the Iraq war amidst fears of a terrorist attack.

The site team and nearby town of Wintersburg remain a key focus of work in regard to homeland security, ranking in importance along with Arizona's major cities, military bases, ports of entry, and tourist sites.

Security guards working for the utility are armed with semi-automatic weapons. They check identification and search vehicles entering the plant. Other security measures protect the reactors, including X-ray machines, explosive "sniffers", and heavy guarded turnstiles that require special identification to open. It should be noted that many armed guards, thorough security checkpoints and machines, and bomb sensors are standard at every nuclear power plant in the US.

The BCF Solution: On-Time, Under Budget, High Quality, and Injury Free

BCF Acquisition, LLC dba: Brown's Custom Fence(BCF) has been a valuable "physical security" vendor to the Palo Verde Power Plant (PVPP) for several years providing on-demand fence service and adherence to tight deadlines. Due to recent Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) mandated security enhancements, PVPP has undergone extensive upgrades and additions. BCF has participated in the testing and implementation of new technology barrier fence and has been recognized and acknowledged for consistently maintaining strict compliance to the stringent safety, security rules, and deadlines imposed by PVPP. BCF currently boasts a 100% accident free record on all PVPP work performed. Several BCF employees have undergone thorough background checks, two of which are obtaining ACAD clearance. Additionally, this ACAD clearance allows us access to Electrical/Utility generating stations throughout the US. BCF employees are uniquely familiar and well versed with the security processes and procedures required to gain daily access to PVPP work sites as well as the guidelines set forth by the Department of Homeland Security.