ML18136A224
| ML18136A224 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Surry, North Anna  |
| Issue date: | 11/09/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Proffitt W VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7911270247 | |
| Download: ML18136A224 (5) | |
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In Reply Refer RII:JPO 50-338, 50-339 50-404, 50-405 50-280, 50-281 To:
e UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 101 MARIETTA ST., N.W., SUITE 3100 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 N()t/
9 1979 Virginia Electric and Power Company Attn:
W. L. Proffitt Senior Vice President, Power P. O. Box 26666 Richmond, Virginia Gentlemen:
23261 This Information Notice is provided to inform licensees of a possible signifi-cant matter.
It is expected that recipients will consider dissemination of the information to all persons working at their licensed facilities.
No specific action or response is requested at this time.
If further NRG evaluations so indicate, an IE Circular or Bulletin will be issued to recommend or request specific licensee actions.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact the Director of the appropriate NRG Regional Office.
Enclosures:
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IE Information Notice No.79-12A
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List of IE Information Notices Issued in Last 6 Months Sincerely,
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James P.--'o'Reill;Y---
Director 7911210 z._4 7
e Virginia Electric and Power Company cc w/encl:
W.R. Cartwright, Station Manager Post Office Box 402 Mineral, Virginia 23117 P. G. Perry Senior Resident Engineer Post Office Box 38 Mineral, Virginia 23117 W. L. Stewart, Manager Post Office Box 315 Surry, Virginia 23883
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 November 9, 1979 SSINS No.:
6300 Accession No.:
7910250490 IE Information Notice No.79-12A ATTEMPTED DAMAGE TO NEW FUEL ASSEMBLIES This notice provides supplemental information concerning the identification and conviction of the persons responsible for the introduction of a possibly damaging substance to the new fuel stored at the Virginia Electric and Power Company's' Surry Power Station in Surry County, Virginia.
Investigation of this incident by the FBI culminated in the surrender of William E.
Kuykendall and James A. Merrill, Jr., both VEPCO employees at that time, to Surry County authorities on June 19, 1979.
A Grand jury hearing was held in Surry, Virginia on July 24, 1979.
The certified charges of breaking and entering with intent to damage electrical facilities (felony), and willful destruction of utility company equipment (felony) were returned on a true bill for trial.
An earlier charge for willful damage (mis-demeanor) which had not been certified to the grand jury was reapplied, certified and returned on a true bill for trial.
Two additional charges against both men were introduced for conspiracy regarding the two felonies and returned on a true bill for a total of four felonies and one misdemeanor against each man.
Trial commenced on October 10, 1979 in the Circuit Court, Surry County, Virginia.
The presiding judge ruled that the prosecution failed to supply sufficient evidence to support the charges of conspiracy, breaking and entering, and damage to pro-perty as a misdemeanor.
The primary reason for dropping the charges was that the subjects had been authorized unescorted access to Vital Areas by VEPCO.
On October 17, 1979, the jury returned a verdict of guilty (both Kuykendall and Merrill) for violation of Virginia Code 18.2-162 (Intentional damage to a facility which furnishes electric service to the public) and set punishment as two (2) years in the State Penitentiary for both subjects, the minimum sentence provided by law~
This Information Notice is provided to inform licensees of a possibly significant matter. It is expected that recipients will consider dissemination of the information to all persons working at their licensed facilities. If you have questions regarding this matter, please contact the Director of the appropriate NRC Regional Office.
No written response to this Information Notice is required.
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e IE Information Notice No.79-12A November 9, 1979 Information Notice No. 79-26 79-25 79-24 79-23 79-22 79-21 79-20 (Rev. 1) 79-20 79-19 (Correction -
Enclosure) 79-19 79-18 LISTING OF IE INFORMATION NOTICES ISSUED IN LAST SIX MONTHS Subject Breach of Containment Integrity Reactor Trips at Turkey Point Units 3 and 4 Overpressurization of Containment of a PWR Plant After a Main Steam Line Break Emergency Diesel Generator Lube Oil Coolers Qualification of Control Systems Transportation and Commer-cial Burial of Radioactive Materials NRC Enforcement Policy NRC Licensed Individuals NRC Enforcement Policy NRC Licensed Individuals Pipe Cracks in Stagnant Borated Water Systems at PWR Plants Pipe Cracks In Stagnant Borated Water Systems At PWR Plants Skylab Reentry Date Issued 11/5/79 10/1/79 10/1/79 9/26/79 9/17/79 9/14/79 9/11/79 9/7 /79 8/14/79 7/18/79 7/17/79 7/6/79 Enclosure**
Page 1 of 2 Issued To All power reactor
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facilities holding OLs and CPs All power reactor facilities holding OLs and CPs All power reactor facilities holding OLs and CPs All Holders of CPs and OLs All Holders of CPs All Holders of OLs All Licensees as Supple-mental Information to IE Bulletin Nos. 79-19
& 79-20 All Holders of Reactor OLs and CPs and Production Licensees with Licensed Operators All Holders of Reactor OLs and CPs and Production Licensees with Licensed Operators Al! Holders of Reactor OLs and CPs All Holders of Reactor OLs and CPs All Holders of Reactor OLs
e IE Information Notice No.79-12A November 9, 1979 Information Notice No. 79-17
- "79-16 79-15 79-14 79-12A LISTING OF INFORMATION NOTICES ISSUED IN LAST SIX MONTHS Subject Date Issued Source Holder Assembly Damage 6/20/79 Damage From Misfit Between Assembly and Reactor Upper Grid Plate Nuclear Incident at Three 6/22/79 Mile Island Deficient Procedures 6/7/79 NRC Position of Electrical 6/11/79 Cable Support Systems Attempted Damage to New 11/9/79 Fuel Assemblies e
Enclosure Page 2 of 2 Issued To All Holders of Reactor OLs and CPs All Research Reactors and Test Reactors with OLs All Holders of Reactor OLs and CPs All Power Reactor Facilities with a CP All Fuel Facilities, Research Reactors, and OLs and CPs