ML19256B276
| ML19256B276 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07000036 |
| Issue date: | 05/18/1979 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Lichtenberger H ABB COMBUSTION ENGINEERING NUCLEAR FUEL (FORMERLY |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7906080132 | |
| Download: ML19256B276 (1) | |
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Mr. H. V. Lichtenberger Vice President - Manufacturing Nuclear Power Systems Windsor, CT 06095 Gentlemen:
The enclosed IE Circular No. 79-08, is forwarded to you for information.
If there are any questions related to the contents or intent of the Circular or its attachments, please contact this office.
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Enclosure:
IE Circular No. 79-08 cc w/ encl:
Mr. J. A. Rode, Plant Manager Central Files PDR NSIC 7906080ISt
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT REGION III May 18, 1979 IE Circular No. 79-08 ATTEMPTED EXTORTION - LOW ENRICHED URANIUM
Background
In January 1979, a te=porary contractor employee who was working at the General Electric plant in Wi1=ington, North Carolina, allegedly entered the plant and re=oved a dru= containing two 5-gallon cans of lov enriched uraniu= fro = the facility with the intention of extorting =eney for the return of the =aterial. The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted an intensive investigation leading to the arrest of the e=ployee on February 1, 1979. All material was recovered and returned to the plant.
Discussion Based on preliminary infor=ation 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 sa=e 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 vanced to penetrate. He had allegedly gained access using his driver's license on previous occasions.
Once inside the plant, the sybject would have been guided by gates and fences into a parking area had it not been for the fact that one gate had been re=oved to allow installation of truck scales.
He proceeded down the unprotected road to an area adjactnt to the building he vanced to enter.
After the subject entered the building through a persennel door, he proceeded to his normal working statien which was the Che= Tech Lab and entered, using his own ke -
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