ML20236V284

PN-75-083:on 750902,Chicago Regional Ofc Was Notified by Zion Station of Suspected Bomb Threat.Conversation Was Intercepted by Portable Citizens Band Radios Used by Protective Force.No Suspects Were Apprehended

ML20236V284
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Site:	Zion  File:ZionSolutions icon.png
Issue date:	09/02/1975
From:	Jennifer Davis, Thornburg H, Warnick R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
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PN-75-083, PN-75-83, NUDOCS 9808030058
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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION - NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE September 2, 1975 5

PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE --PN-75-83 (j"

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f;4 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information

.s presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation,

[Vf' and is basically all that is known by OIE staff as of 11:00 a.m. on the date of this notification. IT SHOULD BE SPECIFICALLY NOTED THAT THIS NOTIFICATION MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT LATER MAY BE DETERMINED TO BE INACCURATE OR INCONSISTENT. AN OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION OF AN INCIDENT OR OCCURRENCE (BLUE SHEET) SUBSEQUENTLY WILL BE ISSUED IF WARRANTED. j Facility: Commonwealth Edison Company (Zion Generating Station)

Subject:

BOMB THREAT SITUATION At 0745 on 9/2/75, the Chicago Regional Office wits notified by Zion Station of a suspected bomb threat. Commonwealth Edison reported that at 0110, 9/1/75, a l conversation was intercepted on portable citizen band radios used by the protective force. A male voice from an undeter,ined source was heard to say, "What time does the bomb go off ?" Again at 0120 a male voice was heard to say, " Watch out for the (TV) camera at the reactor." Based on this suspicious conversation, the Zion emergency plan for bomb threats was put into action. Additional guards were called in and patrol frequency was increased. During a patrol at tHe far west fence sur- ,_

' rounding the owner controlled area, a guard reportedly observed two young men out- !Er side the fence. The guard called for reinforcements and when they arrived, the two

== young men had disappeared in the underbrush. The Zion police were called and search-( ed the general ar'ea but no suspects were apprehended. Notification of this situation was made to the Commonwealth Edison Load Dispatcher. IE:III has notified the Chicago Field Office FBI and the Explosives Ordinance Detachment (EDO) Team at Fort Sheridan, Illinois.

No press release is planned.

Region III received notification of this occurrence by telephone from J. S. Bitel, Zion Station Plant Manager at 0745 on 9/2/75.

Contact:

R. F. Warnick, IE x7261 HDThornburg, IE x7353 JGDavis, IE x 7541 Distribution:

Commissioner Mason S. J. Chilk, SECY Chairman Anders Commissioner Gilinsky Commissioner Rowden. G. F. Murphy, JCAE Commissioner Kennedy C. C. Kammere.r, CA i

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