ML20249A747

PNO-78-019:on 780428,anonymous Call Stating That 3 Bombs Had Been Placed in Berlin Corp Headquarters Bldg to Protest Nuclear Power Was Received.Bomb Threat Procedures Were Instituted But Bldg Was Not Evacuated

ML20249A747
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone, Haddam Neck  File:Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co icon.png
Issue date:	04/28/1978
From:	Howard E, Mccormick R, William Ward NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:
References
PNO-78-019, PNO-78-19, NUDOCS 9806180180
Download: ML20249A747 (1)

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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION hy April 28, 1978 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF SAFEGUARDS EVENT-- PNS-78-19 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE national security or public interest significance.

The information presented is as initially received without ver1T1 cation or evaluation and is basically all that is known by IE staff as of this date.

Facility: Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company (DN 50-213)

Northeast Nuclear Energy Company (DNS 50-245, 50-336)

Corporate Headquarters Berlin Turnpike Berlin, Connecticut

Subject:

BOMB THREAT The New Britain Connecticut Police Department switchboard operator received an anonymous telephone call which stated that 3 bombs had been 3

placed in the Companys' Berlin Corporate Headquarters building to " protest nuclear power." The call was received at 10:16 a.m., and the information was relayed to the Companys' Corporate Security Department. Bomb threat procedures were instituted but the building was not evacuated. A search produced no trace of any bomb.

The Connecticut State Police and FBI have been notified through the police communications network.

Media interest is expected because of current news interest in the entire nuclear industry. The State of Connecticut has been informed. A press release is not planned by the licensee nor NRC. [

The IAT has been notified.

NRC, Region I, (Philadelphia) received notification of this occurrence by telephone from the Corporate Security Manager at 12:10 p.m., on April 28, 1978.

Contact:

WJWard, IE x28080 RGMcCormick, IE x28080 EMHoward, IE x28080 Distribution: Transmitted H St 3 I O 2 Chairman Hendrie Commissioner Bradford Commissioner Kennedy S. J. Chilk, SECY C. C. Kammerer, CA Commissioner Gilinsky (ForDistribution)

Transmitted: MNBB3,*09 P Bldg 2.' // E. Volge y IE L. V. Gossick, EDO~ E. G. Case, NRR Region A 3 ,* / k, S. H. Hanauer, EDO '

J. J. Fouchard, PA SS Bldg 3. .'/3 (MAIL)

N. M. Haller, MPA C. V. Smith, NMSS T. J. McTiernan, 01A R. G. Ryan, OSP R. Minogue, SD H. K. Shapar, ELD

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