ML19224C908
| ML19224C908 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hatch, Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 05/18/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | John Miller GEORGIA POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7907100196 | |
| Download: ML19224C908 (2) | |
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, 50-321, M-366 J 0-424. 50-425 Georgia Power Company Attn:
Mr. J. H. Miller, Jr.
Executive Vice President 270 Peachtree Street, N. W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Gentlemen:
The enclosed IE Circular 79-08, is forwarded to you for inforr.ation.
If there are any questions related to the contents er intent of the Circular or its attachments, please contact this office.
Sincerely.
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Enclosures:
IE Circular No. 79-08 v,'sttach=ents 316 312 7 90710019 a
MAY l S 1979
. Georgia Power Company cc w/ encl:
M. Manry, Plant Manager Post Office Box 442 Baxley, Georgia 31513 C. E. Belflorer Site QA Supervisor Post Office Box 442 Baxley, Georgia 31513 L. L. Gray, Jr.
C(nstruction Proje.ct Manager Post Office Box 329 Baxley, Georgia 31513 K. M. Gillespie Construction Project Manager Post Office Box 282 Waynesboro, Georgia 30830 E. D. Grover QA Site Supervisor Post Office Box 282 Waynesboro, Georgia 30830 U
O f.J UNITED STATES NJCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 Esy 18, 1979 IE Circular No. 79-08 ATTEMPTED EXTORTION - LOW ENRICHED URANILH 3ackground 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 two 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 en intensive investigation leading to the arrest of the employee on February 1, 1979. All material was recovered and returned to the plant.
a Ilis cussion Based on preliminary information provided the NRC, the theft 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 he 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 contractor 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 vanted to penetrate.
He had allegedly gained access using his driver's license on previous occasions.
Ouce 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 been removed to allow installation of truck scales.
He proceed-d down the unprotected road to an area adjacent to the building he wanted to 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. Tne container could hold two 5 gallon cans.
He then proceeded to a door leading up a stairvell into the radiation p.- - ~.
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