ML19246A940
| ML19246A940 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Atlantic Nuclear Power Plant  |
| Issue date: | 05/18/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Caffey L ENERGY RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ADMIN.(PRESENTLY DOE) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7907100023 | |
| Download: ML19246A940 (1) | |
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U. S. Energy Research Development Administration Attn:
Mr. L. W. Caffey, Director CRBR Project P. O. Box U Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830 Gentlemen:
The enclosed IE Circular 79-08, is forvr.rded tr you for information.
If there are any questions related to the contents or intent of the Circular o.- its attachments, please contact this office.
Sincerely, N
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Enclosures:
IE Circular No. 79-08 v/ attach =ents 313 035 10 7 907 po 0 C)p-3 L
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGUIATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 May 18, 1979 IE Circular No. 79-08 ATTEMPTED EXTORTION - LOW ENRICKED URANIUM
Background
In January 1979, a temporary contractor employee who was working at the i
tral 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 an intensive investigation leading to the arrest of the employee on February 1, 1979. All material was recovered and returned to the plant.
Discussion Based on preliminary informative ; ri M t ESC, 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 be drove back to the plant and entered with the night sbift. 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 wanted tc 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 ths.,
one gate had been removed to allow installation of truck scales.
He proceeded down the unprotected road to an area adjacent to the building he wanted to enter.
Af ter the suoject entered the building through a personnel door, he proceeded to his normal working station which was the Chem Tech Lab and entered, neing 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 gallon cans.
He then pror.eeded to a door leading up a stairvell into the radiation m_n- --
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