ML19269F075

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PNS-79-026:on 790402,re Bomb Threat Received by Unidentified Male Caller.Not Enough Notice Given to Instigate Search or Evacuation.No Explosion Occurred
ML19269F075
Person / Time
Site: 07000734
Issue date: 04/03/1979
From: Ervin N, Howard E, Mccormick R
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:
References
PNS-79-026, PNS-79-26, NUDOCS 7911140519
Download: ML19269F075 (1)


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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION April 3, 1979 p[

PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF SAFEGUARDS EVENT--

PNS-79-26

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\\. This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE

/ national security or pubiic interest sianificance.

The information presented 1s as initially received without verification or evaluation ano is basically all that is known by IE staff as of this date.

Facility:

General Atomic Company Docket No.70-734 Sac, Diego, California

Subject:

B0MB THREAT On April 2,1979, at 1:25 p.m. PST, an unknown male called the security office and gave the following message "There will be an explosion in ona of the labs in 15 seconds."

No explosion occurred and in the time allote,.

no evacuation, notification or search could be done.

Media interest is not expected by the licensee and no press release is planned.

The licensee notified the local FBI.

Region V notified the State of California.

The IAT has been notified.

NRC, Region V (San Francis.co) received telephone notification from the licensee at 2:00 p.m., on April 2,1979.

Contact:

NE Ervin, IE x27077; 'RG McCormick, IE x28080; EM Howard, IE x27650 Distribution:

Transmitted H St Il'D O Chairman Hendrie Commissioner Bradford S. J. Chilk, SECY Commissioner Kennedy Commissioner Ahearne C. C. Kammerer, CA Commissioner Gilinsky (For Distribution)

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