ML19256B286
| ML19256B286 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07000152 |
| Issue date: | 05/18/1979 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Ziemer P PURDUE UNIV., WEST LAFAYETTE, IN |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7906080178 | |
| Download: ML19256B286 (1) | |
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v MAY I 81979 Docket No.70-152 Purdue University ATTN:
Dr. Paul L. Ziemer Radiological Control Officer Bionucleonics Department West Lafayette, IN 47907 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,
$0 g/ James G. Keppler Director
Enclosure:
IE Circular No. 79-08 cc w/ encl:
Central Files PDR NSIC 7900 080\\7g,
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF IMSPECTION AND ENFORCD'.ENT REGION III May 18, 1979 IE Circular No. 79-08 ATTEMPTED EITORTION - lok' ENRICHID URANIUM
Background
In January 1979, a te=porary contractor e=ployee who was working at the General Elect le 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 an intensive investigation leading to the arre't of the e=ployee on February 1, 1979. All material was recovered anc. eturned to the plant.
Discussion Based on preliminary infor=ation provided the NRC, the thef t was allegedly carried out in the following manner:
On Friday, January 26, 1979, the subject verked 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 a*.
the entrance gate instead of his yellow contractor badge because it had a blue background si=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 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 re=oved 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 nor=al working station which was the Che Tech Lab and entered, using his own key clothing, a two sheel cart use used to ship chemierls. The c Ee then proceedeo to a door le DUPLICATE DOCUMENT Entire document previously entered into system under:
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