ML20236X037

PN-75-155:on 751223,licensee Called Region II to Rept That Telephone Call Received from Man in Spartanburg,Sc Re Bomb Placed in Plant

ML20236X037
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	12/23/1975
From:	Jennifer Davis, Dreher F, Roy G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
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PN-75-155, NUDOCS 9808070067
Download: ML20236X037 (1)

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December 23, 1975 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE --PN-75-155 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of i POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. l The information '

', presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by OIE staff as of 4:15 p.m. on the date of this notification. IT SHOULD BE SPECIFICALLY NOTED THAT THIS NOTIFICATION MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT LATER MAY BE DETEPRINED 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.

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Facility: Oconee Nuclear Power Station

. . . Duke Power Company

Subject:

Bomb Threat The plant supt. called the Region II, Atlanta office, at approximately 11:45 a.m. on 12/23/75, to report that the Duke Power Company had received a telephone call from a man in Spartanburg, S. C. who stated that he had received an anonymous telephone call from someone who said he had placed some radio controlled bombs at the Oconee Plant, as well as at other unnamed power plants, and that he could detonate them anytime he wised to do so. The anonymous caller asked the man in '

Spartanburg to contact the local Spartanburg newspaper and' give them g this information. "

The individual in Spartanburg who re'ceived this call has been very vocal in his opposition to the proposed Duke Power Company utility rate increases but stated to the Duke officals that he did not want to be associated with any such threats, thus he was reporting this information he had received.

The local FBI has been contacted and will contact the man in Spartanburg, S. C.

In accordance with Plant emergency procedures a search is underway and /

is essentially complete with negative results. There was no evacuation.

All three Oconee units are operating at full power. A No news release of this incident is planned.

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Contact:

FADreher, IE x27261 GWRoy, IE x27261 JGDavis, IE x27541 1 Distribution:

Chairman A ders Commissioner Mason S. J. Chilk, SECY Commissioner Gilinsky Commissioner Rowden G. F. Murphy, JUAf Co=missioner Kennedy C. C. Kammerer, CA L. V. Gossick, EDO D. F. Knuth, IE J. A. Harris, PA  !

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