ML20249A897

PNS-77-012:on 770331,bomb Threat Received by Security Guard at Waterford Unit 3.Licensee Began Search of Premises.No Bomb Found & Station Secured.Employees Not Evacuated from Site During Search

ML20249A897
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	03/31/1977
From:	Mccormick R, William Ward NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:
References
PNS-77-012, PNS-77-12, NUDOCS 9806190074
Download: ML20249A897 (1)

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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION -

EXEMPT FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO 10 CFR 2.790(d)

.. e March 31, lh77 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION ~OF' SAFEGUARD) EVENT ., PNS,-77-12 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 IE staff as of this date.

FACILITY: Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit-No. 3 m .

(DN 50-382), Louisiana Power and Light Company

SUBJECT:

BOMB THREAT At 7:28.a.m., March 31, 1977, a bomb threat was received by a security guard

. at the Waterford, Unit No. 3 facility. The caller was thought to be a middle aged white male. The caller stated, "Tell head of security that a bomb has been planted."

The licensee initiated their security plan and began a search of the premises.

No bomb was found and the station was secured at 9:00 a.m. Employees were not evacuated from the site during the search.

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The St. Charles Parish sheriff and the local FBI were notified of the incident.

The local sheriff came to the site and interviewed personnel including the

(' individual who received the call.

Media interest of this incident has tiot been evident. A press release is not i planned.

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Region IV (Arlington) received notification at 9:20 a.m., March 31, 1977, from W. G. Hubacek, the RIV inspector, who was at the site at the time.

The IAT has been notified. ) I contact: RGMcCormick, IE x27353 Ward, IE x27353

, g Distribution: Transmitted H St /.*.9 7o; g n. Chairman Rowden C. C. Kammerer, CA G. F. Murphy, JCAE I o Coastissioner Gilinsky S. J. Chilk, SECY H. H. Whiteside, SCNR

$ Connaissioner Kennedy H. R. Myers, HCEE

$N Transmitted: MNBB //SO : P Bids //45 ; SS Bldg /l 3 9,, ;

L. V. Gossick, EDO B. C. Rusche, NRR K. R. Chapman, NMSS f g S. H. Hanauer, EDO H. K. Shapar, ELD e ,J. A. Harris, PA

$E W. G. Mcdonald, MIPC Luge (mail); E. Volgenau, IE

a. L R. G. Ryan, OSP , g 0)

T. J. McTiernan, CIA IE Region 1, // 47, EXEMPT FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO 10 CFR 2.790(d) I PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION ,

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