ML17207A473

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PNS-II-79-001:on 790922,telcon Threatening to Blow Up Nuclear Plant Was received.Off-duty Member of Facility, Identified as Caller,Was Arrested & Fired.All Necessary Action Was Taken
ML17207A473
Person / Time
Site: Saint Lucie 
Issue date: 09/24/1979
From: Besecker K, Dyer J, Kenna W
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
References
PNS-II-79-001, NUDOCS 7910180405
Download: ML17207A473 (2)


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September 24, 1979 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OP SAFEGUARDS EVENT PNS-XX-79-1 This reliminar notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of POSSIBLE national securit or ub1ic interest si nificance.

The or evaluation and is basicall all that is Known b IE staff as of this ate.

ZACILITT: 'Florida Poaer and Light Company St. Lncie Unit Ho. I Docket No. 50-335

SUBJECT:

THREATENING TELEPHONE CALL a

a At approximately 10: 30 p.m.

on September 22, the St, Lucie County Sheriff '

Department received a telephone call from an unidentified male,'pparently under the influence of alcohol, stating that he was going to blow up a nuclear plant.

The St. Lucie plant and the Federal Bureau of Investigation were notified by the Sheriff.

The plant security force increased their surveillance of the plant.

Plant security personnel identified the caller by listening to tapes made of the telephone call.

The telephone call was made by an off duty member of the plant contract security force.

The caller was arrested by local authorities and charged with a misdemeanor and released.

The individual was immediately ter-mxnated by Florida Power and Lz.ght Company.

Media interest has not occurred.

A news release is not planned by the licensee or NRC.

The State of Florida has been informed.

IAT was notified.

Region II (Atlanta) received notification of this occurrence by telephone from the licensee at 11:30 p.m.

on September 22.

This information is current as of 10:00 a.m.

on September 24, 1979.

Contact:

J.

A. Dyer, RIZ 242-5554; K. H. Besecker, RIZ 242-5624; V. B. Kenna, RII 242-5546 Transmitted Distribution:

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