ML19210D739
| ML19210D739 | |
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| Site: | 07000734 |
| Issue date: | 11/09/1979 |
| From: | Engelken R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Wellhouser H GENERAL ATOMICS (FORMERLY GA TECHNOLOGIES, INC./GENER |
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| NUDOCS 7911270524 | |
| Download: ML19210D739 (1) | |
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,e WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA 94596 November 9, 1979 Docket No.70-734 General Atomic Company P. O. Box 81608 San Diego, California 92138 Attention: Mr. H. N. Wellhouser Manager Nuclear Material Control Civision Gentlemen:
This Information Notice is provided to inform licensees of a possible significant matter.
It is expected that recipients will consider dis-semination 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 acticns.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact the Director of the appropriate NRC Regional Office.
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R. H. Engelken Director
Enclosures:
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IE Information Notice No.79-12A 2.
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_u d 2J November 9, 1979 IE Infomation flotice No.79-12A ATTEMPTED DAFAGE TO NEW FUEL ASSEf'8 LIES This notice orovides sucolemental infomation concerning the identification and conviction of the persons responsible for the introductio? of a aossibly damaging substance to the new fuel stored at the Virginia Electric
'd Power Comoany's Surry Power Station in Surry County, Virginia.
Investigation of this incident by the FRI cult.. lated in the surie3 der of William E. Kuykendall and James A. Merrill, Jr., both VEPC0 employees at tr.at 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 comoany equipment (ff ony) 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 cenrenced on October 10, 1979 in the Circuit Court, Surry County, Virginia.
The presidino judge ruled that the prosecution failed to suoplv sufficient evidence to succort the charges of conspiracy, breakina and entering, and damage to pro-perty as a misdemeanor. The primary reason for drooping the charges was that the subjects had been authorized unescorted accees to Vital Areas by VEPC0. On October 17, 1979, the jury returned a verdict of cuilty (both Kuykendall and Merrill) for violation of Virginia Code 18.2-162 (intentional damace to a facility which furnishes electric service to the public) and set punishment as two (2) years in the State Penitentiary for both subjects, tre minimum sentence provided by law.
This Infomation Notice is provided to inform licensees of a possibly significant matter.
It is excected that recipients will consider dissemination of the infomation to all oersons working at their licensed facilities.
If you have questions reaarding this matter, please contact the Director of the aporopriate NRC Reginnal Office.
No written response to this Infomation Notice is required.
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IE Information Notice No.79-12A Enclosure Noverber 9,1979 RECENTLY ISSUED IE IflFORFATION NOTICES Information Subject Date Issued To Notice No.
Issued 79-26 Breach of Containment 11/5/79 All cower reactor facilities Intearity holding Ols and cps 79-25 Reactor Trios At Turkey 10/1/79 All nower facilities with Point Unit 3 And 4 an OL or a CP 79-24 Overpressurization Of 9/28/79 All power reactor facilities Containrent Of A PWR Plant with a CP After A Main Stream Line Break 79-23 Emergency Diesel Generator 9/25/79 All cower reactor Lube Oil Coolers facilities holding OLs and cps 79-22 Oualification of Control 9/14/79 All power reactor Systems facilities with coerating licenses and construction permits.
79-21 Transportation and Conmercial 9/7/79 All power and research Burial of Radior.ctive Material reactors with OL's 79-20 NRC Enforcenent Policy 8/10/79 All Holders of Reactor NRC Licensed Individuals OLs and cps and Production Licensees with Licensed Operators 79-19 Pipe Cracks In Stagnant 7/17/79 All Holders of Peactor Borated Water Systems At OLs and cps PWR Plants 79-18 Skylab Reentry 7/5/79 All Holders of Reactor OLs 79-17 Source Holder Assembly Danace 6.20/79 All Holders of Reactor From fiisfit Between Assenbly Ols and cps and Reactor Upper Grid Plate 79-16 Sluclear Incidnet at Three 6/22/79 All Research Reactors Mile Island and Test Reactors with OLs
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