ML19256B306
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| Site: | 07000734 |
| Issue date: | 05/18/1979 |
| From: | Engelken R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Wellhauser H GENERAL ATOMICS (FORMERLY GA TECHNOLOGIES, INC./GENER |
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| Download: ML19256B306 (1) | |
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r:1 l)H bs-Docket No.70-734 General Atomic Company P. O. Box 81608 San Diego, California 92138 Attention:
Mr. H. N. Wellhouser, Manager Nuclear Material Control Division Gentlemen:
The enclosed IE Circular 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.
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20555 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 drum 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 employee 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.
At 10:50 p.m. the same day he drove back to the plant and entered with tN 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.
driver's license on previous occasions.He had allegedly gained access using his 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 working station which was the Chem Tech Lab and entered, using his own key.
In the lab he picked up his protective clothing, a two wneel cart used
~u n et used to ship chemicals.
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