The 21-year-old woman allegedly posted"threats of violence" on an app called Yik Yak before the game, according to. Police said the student had knowledge of a nuclear reactor on campus and took classes in the same building where the reactor is located.
The student wasn't bluffing about the presence of a reactor – one has been housed in the university's engineering building since 1972. However, the reactor is very small compared to others around the world. It's only about the size of a microwave oven, according to. It also only generates enough power to heat the thousands of gallons of water its immersed in, according to Utah professor Gary Sandquist.
"There's absolutely no risk," Sandquist said in 2011."It would probably be a greater risk that we'd have a tsunami from the West Coast that would reach Salt Lake before the reactor would cause any problems.". Not only is the reactor immersed in water, but the equipment automatically shuts off if the power levels rise above a certain level and bomb squad drills are run monthly.This is not the first time a Utah student made a similar threat at the school.
after making a bomb threat directed at the business school building. The student also posted the threat on Yik Yak, which is how police tracked the student down. The student later said the threat was a joke.
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