ML20155G173

PNS-I-88-008:on 880913 & 20,bomb Threats Against Higgins Lab Received.Lab Bldg Evacuated & Search Conducted W/ Negative Results.Univ Believes Threats Result of Labor Dispute Involving Plant Svc Custodians

ML20155G173
Person / Time
Site:	05000134
Issue date:	09/22/1988
From:	Della Ratta A, Keimig R, Ratta A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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References
PNS-I-88-008, PNS-I-88-8, NUDOCS 8810140114
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CCS No: 50134800913 Date: September 22, 1988 l glim!NARYNOTIFICATIONOFSAFEGUARDSEVENT--PNS-I-88-08 This preliminary notification contains information of nuclear power plant physical f security and/or public interest significance and has been confirmed by the licensee. ,

Facility: Licensee Emergency Classificatior: ,

Vorcester Polytechnic Institute Notification of Unusual Event l Worcester, Massachusetts Alert Docket No. 50-134 Site Area Emergency General Emergency X Not Applicable j

Subject:

EOMB THREAT f The Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WP!) campus police received bomb threats against  ;

the Higgins Laboratory (not the reactor facility) by telephone at 7:15 p.m. on (

September 13, 1983, and at 8:59 p.m. on September 20, 1938. In both instances, the  !

Laboratory building was evecuated, the local fire and police department were called and a I j search was conducted with nothing unusual found. Neither the WPI research reactor,  ;

1 whi-h is located in the Washburn Laboratory and is separated from the Higgins Laboratory  :

by distance and several other structures, nor radioactive material, which is stored in the l Washburn Laboratory building, was mentioned in ths threa,.s. The licensee is continuing I its investigation into the origin of the threats and believes that they are reltted to a i j labor dispute involving the plant service custodians, which was settled on September 20.

Tnis PN is for information only. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has been notified.

l The information was received by the HQ Operations Officer from the licensee's campus  !

l police at about 1:30 p.m., September 21, 1988 and followed up by the Region I. Tha  !

information is current as of 10

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