ML19224C906
| ML19224C906 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 05000129 |
| Issue date: | 05/18/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | WEST VIRGINIA UNIV., MORGANTOWN, WV |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7907100193 | |
| Download: ML19224C906 (1) | |
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MAY 181979 In Reply Refer To:
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('50-129 West V.'rginia University Col)ege of Engineering Atta: Reactor Director Morgantown, West Virginia 26505 Gentlemen:
The enclosed IE Circular 79-08, is forwarded to you for information.
If there are any questions related to the centents or intent of the Circular or its attachments, please contacy this office.
Sincerely, C-[i h ' "[
James P. OReilly f;g Director
Enclosures:
IE Circular No. 79-08 v/ attach =ents 7
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSEECTION AND ENTORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 May 18, 1979 IE Circular No. 79-08 ATTEMPTED EXTORTION - LOW EMRICHED URANILM
Background
In January 1979, a temporary contractor employee who was working at the General Electric plant in Wilmington, North Carolina, allegedly entered the plant and removed a drum containing tt 5 gallon cans of low enriched uranium from the facility with the intention of extorting money for the return of the material. The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted an intensive investigation leading to the arrest of the employee on February 1, 1979. All material was recovered and returned to the pisnt.
Discussion Based on preliminary information provided the NRC, the thef t was allegedly carried out in the following manner:
On Friday, January 26, 1979, the subject worked the day shift.
At 10:50 p.m. the same day be drove back to the plant and entered with the night shift. He showed his Florida driver's license at the entrance gate instead of his yellow contractnr badge because it had a blue background similar to that on the picture badge which he thought was required to gain access to the area of the plant that he wanted to penetrate. He had allegedly gained access using his driver's license on previous occasions.
Once inside the plant, the subject would have been guided by gates and fences into a parking area had it not been for the fact that one gate had taen removed te allow installation of truck scales.
He proceeded dou the unprotected rocd to an area adjacent to the building he wanted te enter.
After the subject entered the building through a personnel door, he proceeded to his normal working station which was the Chem Tech Lab and entered, using his own key.
In the lab he picked up his protective clothing, a two wheel cart used to move 55 gallon drums and a container used to ship chemicals. The container could hold two 5 aallon cans.
He then proceeded to a door leading up a stairwell into 1.he radiation s- - ww
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