ML19210D510

Forwards IE Info Notice 79-12A, Attempted Damage to New Fuel Assemblies. No Action Required

ML19210D510
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Site:	Barnwell File:Allied-General Nuclear Services icon.png
Issue date:	11/09/1979
From:	James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Baxter R ALLIED GENERAL NUCLEAR SERVICES
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 In Reply Refer To:

NOV 9 1979 RII:JP0 50-332 Allied-General Nuclear Services Attn:

Mr. Raymond C. Baxter President P. O. Box 847 Barnwell, South Carolina 29812 Gentlemen:

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 NRC 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 NRC Regional Office.

Sincerely,

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James P. O'Reilly Director

Enclosures:

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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 VEPC0 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 e. 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 wi'.1 consider dissemination of the information to all persons working at thei. 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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IE Information Notice No.79-12A Enclosure November 9, 1979 Page 1 of 2 LISTING OF IE INFORMATION NOTICES ISSUED IN LAST SIX MONTHS Information Subject Date Issued To Notice No.

Issued 79-26 Breach of Containment 11/5/79 All power reactor Integrity facilities holding OLs and cps 79-25 Reactor Trips at Turkey 10/1/79 All power reactor Point Units 3 and 4 facilities holding OLs and cps 79-24 Overpressurization of 10/1/79 All power reactor Containment of a PWR facilities holding Plant After a Main Steam OLs and cps Line Break 79-23 Emergency Diesel Generator 9/26/79 All Holders of cps Lube Oil Coolers and OLs 79-22 Qualification of Control 3/17/79 All Holders of cps Systems 9/14/79 All Holders of OLs 79-21 Transportation and Commer-9/11/79 All Licensees as Supple-cial Burial of Radioactive mental Information to Materials IE Bulletin Nos. 79-19

& 79-20 79-20 NRC Enforcement Policy 9/7/79 All Holders of Reactor (Rev. 1)

NRC Licensed Individuals OLs and cps and Production Licensees with Licensed Operators 79-20 NRC Enforcement Policy 8/14/79 All Holders of Reactor NRC Licensed Individuals OLs and cps and Production Licensees with Licenred Operators 79-19 Pipe Cracks in Stagnant 7/18/79 All Holders of Reactor (Correction - Borated Water Systems at OLs and cps Enclosure)

PWR Plants 79-19 Pipe Cracks In Stagnant 7/17/79 All Holders of Reactor Borated Water Systems At OLs and L?s PWR Platts 79-18 Skylab Reentry 7/6/79 All Helders of Reactor OLs i395

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IE Information Notice No.79-12A Enclosure Ncvember 9, 1979 Page 2 of 2 LISTING OF INFORMATION NOTICES ISSUED IN LAST SIX MONTHS Information Subject Date Issued To Notice No.

Issued 79-17 Source Holder Assembly Damage 6/20/79 All Holders of Reactor Damage From Misfit Between OLs and cps Assembly and Reactor Upper Grid Plate

'79-16 Nuclear Incident at Three 6/22/79 All Research Reactors Mile Island and Test Reactors with OLs 79-15 Deficient Procedures 6/7/79 All Holders of Reactor OLs and cps 79-14 NRC Position of Electrical 6/11/79 All Power Reactor Cable Support Systems Facilities with a CP 79-12A Attempted Damage to New 11/9/79 All Fijel Facilities, Fuel Assemblies Research Reactors, and OLs and cps 31.5 jj/

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