ML19256B283
| ML19256B283 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 05000294 |
| Issue date: | 05/18/1979 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Terry S MICHIGAN STATE UNIV., EAST LANSING, MI |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7906080172 | |
| Download: ML19256B283 (1) | |
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gay 181979 Docket No. 50-294 Michigan State University ATTN:
Mr. Stephen H. Terry Assistant Vice President for Business and Finance East Lansing, MI 48824 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, b0w W
</ James G. Keppler Director
Enclosure:
IE Circular No. 79-08 cc w/ encl:
Mr. J. T. Carrick, Reactor Supervisor Central Files Director, NRR/DPM Director, h3R/ DOR PDR NSIC TIC 7906080\\7 7
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF IhSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT REGION III May 18, 1979 IE Circular No. 79-08 ATTEMPTED EXTORTION - LOW ENRICHED URANIUM
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 dru= containing two 5 gallon cans of lov enriched uraniu= from the facility with the intention of extorting money for the return of the material. The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted
>.- 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 vanced to enter.
After the subject entered the building through a personnel door, he proceeded to his normal worki and entered, using his own ke clothing, a two wheel cart us used to ship chemicals. The DUPLICATE DOCUMENT He then proceeded to a door 1 Entire document previously entered into system under:
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