ML19256B279
| ML19256B279 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07001489 |
| Issue date: | 05/18/1979 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Feldscher J GOODYEAR AEROSPACE CORP. (SUBS. OF GOODYEAR TIRE |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7906080140 | |
| Download: ML19256B279 (8) | |
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MAY 181979 Docket No. 70-1489 Goodyear Aerospace Corporation ATTN:
Mr. J. C. Feldscher Manager, Business Planning Akron, OH 44315 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.
Sincerely, kb k-(JamesG.Keppler Director
Enclosure:
IE Circular No. 79-08 cc w/ encl:
Central Files PDR NSIC 7906080140
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT REGION III May 18, 1979 IE Circular No. 79-08 ATTEMPTED EITORTION - LOW ENRICHED URANIUM
Background
In January 1979, a te=porary contractor employee who was verking at the General Electric plant in Wilmington, North Carolina, allegedly entered the plant and removed a dru: containing two 5-gallen 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 e=ployee on February 1, 1979. All material was recovered and returned to the plant.
Discussion 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.
10:50 p.m. the same day he drove back to the plant and entered At 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 s1=ilar 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 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 removed to allow installation of truck scales.
He proceeded down the unprotected road to an area adjacent to the building he vanced to enter.
After the subject entered the building through a personnel door, he proceeded to his nor=al 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 use used to ship chemicals. The c He then proceeded to a door le DUPLICATE DOCUMENT Entire document previously entered into system under:
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