ML19246A965
| ML19246A965 | |
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| Site: | 07001068, 07000049, 05000083, 07000462 |
| Issue date: | 05/18/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Ohanian M FLORIDA, UNIV. OF, GAINESVILLE, FL |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7907100085 | |
| Download: ML19246A965 (1) | |
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50-83 University of Florida College of Engineering Department of Nuclear Engineering Sciences Attn:
Dr. M. J. Ohanfan, Chairman College of Engineering 202 Nuclear Sciences Center Gainesville, Florida 32601 Gentlemen:
The enclosed IE Circular 79-08, is forwarded to you for information.
If there are any questions related to tne contents or intent of the
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Circular or its attachnents, please contact this office.
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Q James P. O'Reilly Director
Enclosures:
IE Circular No. 79-08 w/attachnents 313 127 7907100085
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UNITED STATES NLCLEAR REGULATORY CO.T!ISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 ffay 18, 1979 IE Circular No. 79-08 ATTEMPTED EXTORTION - LOW ENRICHED URANILH
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 strest of the employee on February 1, 1979. All material was recovered and returned to the plant.
Discussion Based on preliminary inforraation 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 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 parkir4 area had it not been for the fact thnt 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 Lab and entered, using his own key.
In the lab he picked up his protective clothing, a two wheel cart used to move "
sllon drums and a container used to ship chemicals. The container co..
hold two 5 gallon cans.
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