ML20235X161

PNS-V-87-007:on 870923,security Received Info That Three Local Television Stations Telephoned by Male Indicating Intention to Blow Up Plant.Surveillance Activities increased.Common-user Areas Searched But Nothing Identified

ML20235X161
Person / Time
Site:	Rancho Seco
Issue date:	09/23/1987
From:	Schaefer D, Schuster M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
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PNS-V-87-007, PNS-V-87-7, NUDOCS 8710190236
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i PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF SAFEGUARDS EVENT PNS-V-87-07' 'Date. Sept. 23, 1987 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of. events of. POSSIBLE national ~

security or public interest significance. The information presented.is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is.known by the Region V staff on this date.

FACILITY: Sacramento Municipal Utility District Emergency Classification Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station X Notification of. Unusual Event

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. Alert Docket No. 50-312 Site Area Emergency General Emergency

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SUBJECT:

UNUSUAL EVENT - B0MB THREAT At Approximately 10:45 a.m. (PDT), the' Rancho Seco Security Department received information that three separate local television stations (Channels 3~,10, and 13) had i

each been telephoned by a male who indicated that he intended to blow up Rancho Seco..

No date, time, location or reason was specified. The Security Department declared a security alert and increased their surveillance activity of all persons and vehicles

. entering the protected area. At 11:42 a.m., the station sieclared an Unusual Event. : The Sacramento County Sheriff's.0ffice had been notified, and the licensee'has increased surveillance activities of all personnel and vehicles entering the protected area. The licensee searched common-user areas inside the protected area and did not' identify any unusual activity.

The licensee initially notified the NRC via the ENS line approximately 11:35 a.m., and j

again at_ noon, September 23, 1987.

Rancho Seco has been in a cold shutdown condition since December 26, 1985.

f Local news media coverage has occurred. Region V (San Francisco) received 1

notification of this event from the resident inspector at 11:20 a.m. (PDT) on September 23, 1987.

This Preliminary Notification is issued for information only and is current as l

I of 2:30 p.m. (PDT), 1987.

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