ML19210D763
| ML19210D763 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Trojan File:Portland General Electric icon.png |
| Issue date: | 11/09/1979 |
| From: | Engelken R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Goodwin C PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7911280021 | |
| Download: ML19210D763 (1) | |
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- ,,,a WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNI A 94596 November 9, 1979 Docket No. 50-344 Portland General Electric Company 121 S. W. Salmon Street Portland, Oregon 97204 Attention: Mr. Charles Goodwin, Jr.
Assistant Vice President 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 actions.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact the Director of the appropriate NRC Regional Office.
Sincerely,
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R. H. Engelken Director
Enclosures:
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IE Information Notice No.79-12A 2.
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20555 November 9, 1979 IE Infomation Motice No.79-12A ATTEMPTED DAfAGE TO NEW FUEL ASSEMBLIES This notice orovides supolemental infomation concerning the identification and conviction of the persons responsible for the introduction of a oossibly damaging substance to the new fuel stored at the Virginia Electric and Power Comoany's Surry Power Station in Surry County, Virginia.
Investigation of this incident by the FRI 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 charaes 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 nisdemeanor against each man.
Trial cem enced on October 10, 1979 in the Circuit Court, Surry County, Virginia.
The presidino judge ruled that the prosecution failed to suoply sufficient evidence to supoort the charges of conspiracy, breakina 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 ouilty (both Kuykendall and Merrill) for viola'. ion 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 mininun sentence provided by law.
This Infomation Motice is provided to inform licensees of a possibly significant ratter.
It is expected that recioients will consider dissemination of the information to all persons working at their licensed facilities.
If you have questions reaarding 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 Infomation flotice No.79-12A Enclosure N0verber 9, 1979 RECEiiTLY ISSUED IE IflFORf'ATION NOTICES Information Subject Date Issued To Notice No.
Issued 79-26 Breach of Containment 11/5/79 All oower reactor facilities Inteority holdina 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 Containment Of A PWR Plant with a CP After A Main Stream Line Break 79-23 Emergency Diesel Generator 9/25/79 All oower reactor Lube Oil Coolers facilities holding OLs and cps 79-22 Oualirication of Control 9/14/79 All power reactor Systems facilities with operating licenses and construction permits.
79-21 Transportation and Comercial 9/7/79 All power and research Burial of Radioactive 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 Reactor 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 Danape 6.20/79 All Holders of Reactor From f11sfit Between Assenbly OLs and cps and Reactor Upper Grid Plate 79-16 Nuclear Incidnet at Three 6/22/79 All Research Reactors Mile Island and Test Reactors with OLs 1403 094