ML19256B280
| ML19256B280 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07000925, 07001193 |
| Issue date: | 05/18/1979 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Shelley W KERR-MCGEE NUCLEAR CORP. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7906080142 | |
| Download: ML19256B280 (1) | |
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MAY 181979 Docket No.70-925 Docket No. 70-1193 Kerr-McGee Nuclear Corporation ATTN:
Mr. W. J. Shelley, Director Regulation and Control Kerr-McGee Center Oklahoma City, OK 73102 Gentlemen:
The enclosed IL 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, O
h0N" James G. Keppler Director
Enclosure:
IE Circular No. 79-08 cc w/eiicl:
Mr. B. E. Brown, General Manager, Manufacturing Central Files PDR Local PDR NSIC 79060801R
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT REGION III May 18, 1979 IE Circular No. 79-08 ATTEMPTED EXTORTION - LOW ENRICHED UPANIUM
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 uraniu= from the facility with the ntention of extorting money for the return of the material. The Federa:. 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 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 work and entered, using his own k clothing, a two wheel cart u used to ship chemicals. The DUPLICATE DOCUMENT He then proceeded to a door Entire document previously entered into system under:
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