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PNS-79-053:on 790530,util Received Telephone Bomb Threat. Plant Evacuated for 30 Minutes & Search Conducted W/Negative Results
ML19256F750
Person / Time
Site: Zimmer
Issue date: 05/31/1979
From: Ervin N, Mccormick R
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:
References
PNS-79-053, NUDOCS 7912200528
Download: ML19256F750 (1)


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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION May 31, 1979 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF SAFEGUARDS EVENT--

PNS-79-53 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE

, national security or public interest sianifi ance.

The information presented is as initially received.without verific(y _

cr evaluation and is basically all that is known by IE staff as of this qr Facility:

Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company Zimmer One (DN-50-358)

Moscow, Ohio

Subject:

B0MB THREAT On May 30, 1979 at 2:53 p.m., a switchboard operator for Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company, received a telephone call from an unknown female who stated, "A bomb will go off at 5:30 p.m. at the Moscow Plant" and then hung up.

The licensee conducted a search of the plant with negative results.

The plant was evacuated, excepc for the Control Room, for a thirty minute period.

Local law enforcement agencies and Cincinnati FBI Field Office were notified of this event by the licensee.

RIII notified the State of Ohio of this event.

A local TV crew appeared at the site during the incident because someone apparently reported to them that there had been a bomb threat.

The licensee does not plan a press release nor does RIII.

The plant is currently under construction, approximately, (93%) complete.

There is no fuel on the site.

Contact:

N. E. Ervin, IE x27077; R. G. McCormick, IE x28080 Distribution:

Transmitted H St ?;cc Chairman Hendrie Commissioner Bradford S. J. Chilk, SECY Commissioner Kennedy Commissioner Ahearne C. C. Kammerer, CA Commissioner Gilinsky ACRS (For Distribution)

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