ML19256B290
| ML19256B290 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | University of Missouri-Columbia |
| Issue date: | 05/18/1979 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Brugger R MISSOURI, UNIV. OF, ROLLA, MO |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7906080188 | |
| Download: ML19256B290 (1) | |
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GLEN ELLYN, ILLINO45 60137 MAY 181979 Docket No. 50-186 University of Missouri ATTN:
Dr. Robert M. Brugger Director Research Reactor Facility Research Park Columbia, M0 65201 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, a ok f"' James G. Keppler U
Director
Enclosure:
IE Circular No. 79-08 cc w/ enc 1:
Central Files Director, NRR/DPM Director, NRR/ DOR PDR NSlc TIC 906 080 \\qcf
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT REGION III May 18, 1979 IE Circulc: No. 79-08 ATTEMPTED EXTORTION - LOW ENRICHED URASILH
Background
in January 1979, a temporary contractor employee who was working a+. the General Electric plant in Wilmington, North Carolina, allegedly entered the plant and removed a dru= containing two 5-gallon cans of low enriched uranium fro = the facility with the intention of extorting money for the return of the material. The Federal Bureau of Investigation condua'.ed 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 prelitr.inary information provided the NRC, the thef t 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.
Af ter the subject entered the building through a personnel door, he proceeded to his normal workin stati and entered, using his own k clothing, a two wheel cart u used to ship chemicals. The DUPLICATE DOCUMENT Be then proceeded to a door Entire document previously entered into system under.
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