The student is accused of posting a threat 'to detonate the nuclear reactor that is located in the University of Utah causing a mass destruction. '
According to the charging documents, the student studied engineering and had knowledge of the university's nuclear reactor.
The University of Utah is among more than two dozen U.S. universities with nuclear engineering programs that use reactors for faculty and student research. The university said in a statement on Thursday that the reactor was secured and campus law enforcement had protocols in place to ensure no breaches are made. Officials said the student, who it did not name, admitted to posting the threat and told investigators on Wednesday that it was meant as a joke.
"We have a zero-tolerance policy for these kinds of threats,” University of Utah Police Chief Jason Hinojosa said. Court records did not list an attorney representing the student. A call made to her family's listed home phone number went unanswered on Thursday.
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