ML19256B287
| ML19256B287 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | University of Illinois, 05000356 |
| Issue date: | 05/18/1979 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Miley G ILLINOIS, UNIV. OF, URBANA, IL |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7906080181 | |
| Download: ML19256B287 (1) | |
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MAY I 81979 Docket No. 50-151 Docket No. 50-356 University of Illinois ATTN:
T)r. George !!. Miley Cha i rman Nuclear Engineering Executive Coonittee 216 Nuclear Engineering Laboratory Urbana, IL 61801 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 attaciunents, please contact this office Sincerely, (ll3Wa v James G. Keppler I
Director
Enclosure:
IE Circular No. 79-08 cc w/ encl:
Central Files Director, NRR/DPM Director, NRR/ DOR PDR Local PDR NSIC TIC Moco so t t3 ;
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT REGION III May 18, 1979 IE Circular No. 79-08 ATTEMPTED EXTORTION - LOW ENRICHED URMiIUM
Background
In Ja nary 1979, a temporary contractor employee who was working at the General Electric plan' in Wilmington, North Carolina, allegedly entered the plant and removed a drum containing two 5-gallon cans of lov 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 employee on February 1, 1979. All material was recovered and raturned 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.
At 10:50 p.m. the same day he drove back co the plant and entered with the night shift. He showed his Florida driver's license at the entrance gate instead of his yellow centractor 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 Zuided 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 vanted to enter.
After the subject entered the building through a personnel door, he proceeded to his normal working station wh h and entered, using his own key clothing, a two wheel cart use used to ship chemicals. The c Be then proceeded to a door le DUPLICATE DOCUMENT Entire document previously
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