ML20249A631
| ML20249A631 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 08/07/1978 |
| From: | Chapell D, Howard E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | |
| References | |
| PNS-78-038, PNS-78-38, NUDOCS 9806180022 | |
| Download: ML20249A631 (1) | |
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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION
'O August 7, 1978 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF SAFEGUARDS EVENT--
PNS-78-38 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE nationaT security or_ public interest significance.
The information presented j_s as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically _
all that is known by IE staff as of this date.
Facility:
Duquesne Light Company Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 1 (DN 50-334)
Shippingport, Pennsylvania
Subject:
BOMB THREAT On August 4,1978, at approximately 3:45 p.m. a telephone call was received l
at the Beaver Valley Power Station welding shop.
The call was made by an unidentified person, who asked for a welder by name and then stated "a bomb is in the power house" and hung up. The call did not go through the site switchboard, therefore, it is assumed that the caller used the company phone system (PAX).
The site was not evacuated and only a cursory search was conducted.
The LLEA and FBI were being advised.
This PN is issued for information only and no further action by IE is anticipated.
Media interest is expected because of constant interest in the nuclear jl industry.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has been informed.
A press 4
release is not planned by the licensee nor NRC.
IAT has been notified.
NRC, Region I, (Philadelphia) received notification of this occurrence by
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telephone from a licensee representative at 4:48 p.m., August 4, 1978.
Contact:
D. Chapell, IE x28080; E. M. Howard, IE x27650 Distribution:
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Chairman Hendrie Commissioner Bradford S. J. Chilk, SECY Commissioner Kennedy Commissioner Ahearne C. C. Kammerer, CA l
Commissioner Gilinsky (For Distribution)
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E. Volgenau. IE L. V. Gossick, EDO8 H. R. D'enton, NRR Region W li/P S. H. Hanauer, ED0 J. J. Fouchard, PA SS Bldg / Ih (MAIL) f=
N. M. Haller, MPA C. V. Smith, NMSS
-- '.IMINARY NOTIFICATION PNS-78-038 PDR L__ _