ML19263C549

Forwards IE Info Notice 79-02, Attempted Extortion - Low Enriched U

ML19263C549
Person / Time
Site:	Barnwell File:Allied-General Nuclear Services icon.png
Issue date:	02/02/1979
From:	James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Baxter R ALLIED GENERAL NUCLEAR SERVICES
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NUDOCS 7902260536
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA 3o303 FIB 2 1979 In Reply Refer To:

RII:JP0 50-332 Allied-General Nuclear Services Attn:

Mr. Raymond C. Baxter, President P. O. Box 847 Barnwell, South Carolina 29812 Gentlemen:

The enclosed Information Notice No. 79-42 is forwarded to you for infor-nation. No specific action is requested ead no written response is required.

If you desire additional information regarding this matter, p! ease contact this office.

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IE Information Notice No. 79-02 2.

List of IE Information Notices Issued in 1979 7902260.534

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY C012tISSION 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 alleged 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 remov,c 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

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matter, contact the Director of the appropriate NRC Regional Office.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact this office.

IE Information Notice No. 79-02 February 2, 1979 LISTING OF IE INFORMATION NOTICES ISSUED IN 1979 Information Subject Date Issued To Uotice No.

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