The helicopter pilot for the Sheriff's department even showed up and pointed out that there was no violation.

"Griffin said that pilots from the Chesterfield County Sheriff flew the department’s helicopter to the airport, but left when they found out what was going on. “They pulled out a chart and they said, ‘Look here, … nothing in this chart says you cannot fly over the nuclear plant,’” she said. “’Nothing.’”

The whole thing reminds me of "The Dukes of Hazzard" TV Show. No offense intended to the South because this could have happened anywhere in the country.