ML19261B540
| ML19261B540 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Wood River Junction |
| Issue date: | 02/02/1979 |
| From: | Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Bowers C UNITED NUCLEAR CORP. (SUBS. OF UNC, INC.) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7902280158 | |
| Download: ML19261B540 (1) | |
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KING OF PRUS$1 A, PENNSYLVANI A 19406 February 2,1979 Docket No.70-820 United Nuclear Corporation ATTN: Mr. C. E. Bowers General Manager Fuel Recovery Operation Wood River Junction, Rhode Island 02894 Gentlemen:
The enclosed Information Notice No. 79-02 is forwarded to you for information. No specific action is requested and no written response is required.
If you desire additional information regarding this matter, please contact this office.
Sincerely, gCg i
Boyce H. Grier Director
Enclosures:
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IE Information Notice flo. 79-02 2.
List of IE Information Notices Issued in 1979 cc w/encls:
D. F. Cronin, Manager, fluclear and Industrial Safety D. M. Schultz, Manager, Compliance 7902280158 b
b UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 February 2,1979 IE Information Notice No. 79-02 ATTEMPTED EXTORTION - LOW ENRICHED URANIUM Description of Circumstances:
This notice provides information concerning an allegcd theft of low-enriched uranium from the General Electric plant in Wilmington, North Carolina.
On Monday, January 29, 1979, the plant manager received a letter demanding
$100,000 for the return of the material purported to be stolen and which set a deadline of February 1, 1979, for delivery of the money.
During the course of the week, the FBI conducted an intensive investigation leading to the arrest on February 1, 1979, of a temporary employee of a General Electric subcontractor.
Also on February 1, the material was recovered and returned to the plant. Inquiries are continuing in an effort to determine the method used by the individual to remove the material from the plant.
This event could possibly provoke similar behavior on the part of other persons.
Consequently, you should be aware of such an eventuality and take steps to deal with it, should it occur.
NRC is not placing additional requirements on you, but is advising that extra caution be exercised in your existing security program.
No action is requested of you and no written response to this Information Notice is required.
If you desire additional information regarding this matter, contact the Director of the appropriate NRC Regional Offica.
7902130197
IE Information Notice No. 79-02 February 2,1979 LISTING 0F IE INFORMATION NOTICES ISSUED IN 1979 Information Subject Date Issued To Notice No.
Issued 79-01 Bergen-Paterson Hydraulic 2/2/79 All po,er reactor Shock and Sway Arrestor facilities with an OL or a CP
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