ML19246A946
| ML19246A946 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07001432 |
| Issue date: | 05/18/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Dipiazza R WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7907100032 | |
| Download: ML19246A946 (1) | |
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Mr. R. P. DiPiazza License Administrator Monroeville Nuclear Center P. O. Box 355 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230 Gentlemen:
The enclosed IE Circula
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If there are any que ns related to the contents or intent of the Circular or its attachments, please contact this office.
Sincerely,
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Enclosures:
IE Circular No. 79-08 w/ attachments f3 041 10 7 9 07 8.t0 06 3)
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20555 May 18, 1979 IE Circular No. 79-08 ATTEMPTED EXTOPTION - LOW ENRICHED URANIUM
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 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 infor: nation 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 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 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.
After the subject entered the building through a personnel door, he proceeded to his normal working station which was the Chem Tech I.ab 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 centainer used to ship chemicals. The container could hold two 5 gallon cans.
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