ML20003B457

PNS-III-80-19:on 801011,off Duty Guards Received Telephonic Bomb Threat from Female Caller.Mi State Police Searched Guard Captains Ofc.No Bomb Found

ML20003B457
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	09/12/1980
From:	Donahue J, Hind J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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References
PNS-III-80-019, PNS-III-80-19, NUDOCS 8102120132
Download: ML20003B457 (1)

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03te: September 12, 1980 PT.EL'M'.'iAlf fi0 i ! F I C AT I Oi 0 F /C ~ F C r. r.r; - 133-:I - 0 19 inis oreli-inarf noti fication constitutes E AOLY notice of events of POSS!5LE saf ety cr public interest significance.

In.e infor.ation aresented is as mit1 ally recei ved w i tncut verif ication or evaluation and 15 basically all inat is kncan by IE statt as or this d3te.

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Consumers Power Company (Di-50-255) paliaaJes Plant Covert, Michigan

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3CM3 THREAT The licensee reported to the HO Dut:' Of ficer that a bomb threat had been received at 7:12 p.m.

CDT on Oc t aber 11, 1980.

R!II subsequently contacted the site security supervisor who advised that a woman telephoned several off-duty guards instructing them to repcrt for duty because a bomb had been placed in the Guard Captain's of fice.

A f orrer f emale guard, who had been discharged ever a month ago, is suspected as the per.petrator of the calls. The shift supervisor notified the Michigan State Police wha arrived at the site at 7:50 p.m.

The office section of the Cate House was evacuated while a search of the Captain's Office and other sections of the building was made. The Central and Secondary alarm stations were continuously manned.

The search met with negative results.

There was no disruption to normal site operations.

o press release is planned by the licensee or RIII. The State of Michigan has been notified. The licensee has notified the Benton Harbor, MI FBI office.

This preliminary notification is-issued for information only and no further action is anticipated by IE.

RIII received notification of this event from the IE operations center at 7:00 p.m. CDT on October 11, 1980.

This information is current as of 9:00 a.m., September 12, 1980.

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J. A. Hind. RIII - 384-2642 J. F. Donahue, RIII - 384-2644 Distribution:

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