PNO-III-86-126, on 861101,anonymous Male Caller Telephoned Plant Security Ofc Claiming Bomb Had Been Planted in Auxiliary Bldg.Auxiliary Bldg Evacuated Except for Firewatch & Security Personnel & Search Conducted.No Bomb Found

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PNO-III-86-126:on 861101,anonymous Male Caller Telephoned Plant Security Ofc Claiming Bomb Had Been Planted in Auxiliary Bldg.Auxiliary Bldg Evacuated Except for Firewatch & Security Personnel & Search Conducted.No Bomb Found
ML20215N972
Person / Time
Site: Braidwood  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 11/03/1986
From: Axelson W, Creed J
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
References
PNO-III-86-126, NUDOCS 8611100139
Download: ML20215N972 (1)


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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION _ 0F EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-III'-86-126 Data Novembtr 3, 1986 S')h This preliminary notificatiion constitutes EAPLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety-cr public interest significance. The information is as initially received without v;rification or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by the Region III staff on this date.

Facility: Comonwealth Edison Company Licensee Emergency Classification:

Braidwood Units 1 & 2 Notification of an Unusual Event Braceville, IL 60407 Alert Site Area Emergency Docket Nos. 50-456; 50-457 General Emergency X Not Applicable

Subject:

BOMB THREAT At about 5 p.m. (CST), November 1, 1986, an anonymous male caller telephoned the plant s:curity office claiming he had planted a bomb in the auxiliary building and that it would explode at 5:30 p.m.

The caller was unresponsive to questions concerning the type and location of the device.

Bastd on background noise, it is speculated the call originated within the plant.

Th2 licensee' evacuated the auxiliary building except for firewatch and security personnel and conducted a limited search with operations personnel. No suspicious packages were found, and no explosion occurred.

Lc' cal law enforcement agencies were notified, but no assistance was requested.

(Unit 1 just completed loading fuel. It is not yet authorized to go above zero power.

Unit 2 is still under construction.)

The State of Illinois will be notified.

Region III (Chicago) first learned of this event at 6:06 p.m. (CST), November 1, 1986. This information is current as of 11 a.m. (CST), Noverrber 3,1986.

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