ML19256B281
| ML19256B281 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 05000087 |
| Issue date: | 05/18/1979 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Grady J WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7906080147 | |
| Download: ML19256B281 (1) | |
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4 CLEN ELLYN, ILLINot$ 60137 MAY 18 B79 Docket No. 50-87 Westinghouse Electric Corporation ATTN:
Mr. J. Grady, Manager Westinghouse Nuclear Training Center 505 Shiloh Boulevard Zion, IL 60099 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, ames G. Keppler Director
Enclosure:
IE Circular No. 79-08 cc w/ encl:
Mr. J. Roth, Manager Westinghouse Nuclear Training Reactor Mr. A. T. Sabo, Director, Licensing, Safeguards & Safety R. P. DiPiazza - 265 License Administrator Central Files Director, NRR/DPM Director, ERR / DOR PDR NSIC TIC 7 9 0 6 0 8 0 Ici-(
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT REGION III May 18, 1979 IE Circular No. 79-08 ATTEMPTED EXTORTION - LOW ENRICHED URASIUM
Background
In January 1979, a temporary contractor employee who was working at the Gentral Electric plant in Wilmington, North Carolina, allegedly entered the plant and removed a dru= 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 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 C ? 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 anter.
After the subject entered the building through a personnel door, he proceeded to his normal workin and entered, using his own key clothing, a two wheel cart use used to ship chemicals. The c DUPLICATE DOCUMENT Be then proceeded to a door le Entire document previously entered into system under:
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