ML19323C251
| ML19323C251 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 04/23/1980 |
| From: | Gillespie P, Perny C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | |
| References | |
| PNS-II-80-010, NUDOCS 8005150204 | |
| Download: ML19323C251 (1) | |
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fhh 80051 5 0 2 0 8-f PRELIMINARY NOTIFICAT}0N April 23, 1980 PRELIMINARY NOTIF1 CATION OF SAFEGUARDS EVENT PNS11-80-10 This preliminary notification,, constitutes EARLY notice of an event of POSSIBLE national securi,t_y or public interest.signifi cance.
The idformation presented is as initially received without verification or,, eval,uation and is basically all that is known by IE staff as of this,date.
FACILITY:
Tennessee Valley Authority Sequoyah, Unit Nos. I and.2 Docket Nos. 50-327 and 50-328 Daisy, Tennessee
SUBJECT:
BOMB THREAT on April 23, 1980, at approximately 2:30 a.m., a boinb threat was received by the desk officer on the Unit 2 construction site.
An unidentified male asked the of fi cer:
"How would you like to check out a bomb threat in the component cooling
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system - Reactor 17 Never mind - I'm just one of those anti-nuclear people.
Never mind - I don't know, I was just suppose to call at 2:30." After the caller hung up, Unit I was notified.
The auxiliary building was evacuated at 2:40 a.m.
A search was conducted with negative results.
While the search was being conducted on Unit 1, the Unit 2 desk officer received another call from an unidentified male (believed to be the same caller as in the previous call).
A Hamilton County Sheriff deputy called the Unit 1 Central Alans Station and stated that radio station LTLI had telephoned the Sherif f's Department at approximately 3:00 a.m., stating that two telephone calls concerning a bomb threat had been recieved at the station.
Initial fuel loading has been completed on Unit 1.
Unit 2 construction is 96% complete.
Media interest is anticipated.
A news release is not planned by the licensee or the NRC. The FBI was notified by the licensee.
The NRC Operations Center received notification of this occurrence by telephone f rom the licensee at-3:30 a.m. on April 23, 1980.
The IAT was notified.
Region 11 (Atlanta) received notification of this occurrence by telephone from the NRC Operations Center at 3:31 a.m. on April 23, 1980.
This information. is current as of 10:00 a.m. on April 23, 1980.
Contact:
C. D. Perny, RII 242-5616; F. P. Gillespie, RII 242-5547 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION
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