ML20216C029
| ML20216C029 | |
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| Issue date: | 05/05/1998 |
| From: | Bangart R NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| To: | GENERAL |
| References | |
| IEB-98-006, IEB-98-6, SP-98-038, SP-98-38, NUDOCS 9805190068 | |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20666-0001
. m.,o May 5, 1998
. ALL AGREEMENT STATES AND NON-AGREEMENT STATES 1 TRANSMITTAL OF STATE AGREEMENTS PROGRAM INFORMATION (SP-98-038)
Your attention is invited to the enclosed correspondence which contains:
INCIDENT AND EVENT INFORMATION........
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT INFORMATION....
TRAINING COURSE INFORMATION.......
TECHNICAL INFORMATION.........
O'HER INFORMATION....................
. XX EXPANSION OF FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE JURISDICTION TO INCLUDE BYPRODUCT MATERIALS Sucolementarv information: This letter is to advise you of a change to Title 18 of the U.S. Code regarding criminal activity involving nuclear byproduct material. Title 18, Chapter 39,
" Explosives and Other Dangerous Articles," Section 831, " Prohibited Transactions involving Nuclear Materials," provides, in part, punishment for whoever without lawful authority, intentionally receives, possesses, uses, transfers, alters, disposes of, or disperses any nuclear material or nuclear bvoroduct material (emphasis added), or for whoever with intent to deprive another of nuclear material or nuclear byproduct material, knowingly makes an unauthorized use, disposition, or transfer, of nuclear material or nuclear byproduct material belonging to another, or uses fraud and thereby obtains nuclear material or nuclear byproduct material belonging to another. As noted in the enclosed NRC Information Notice 98-06, as a result of the unauthorized use of an institution's materials license, an individual was arrested and charged with one count of wire fraud and four counts under the revised Title 18. Subsequently, the individual pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a four year prison term.
The incident described above did not present a threat to public health and safety, but raises concems and highlights an important point regarding the criminal use of radioactive materials.
Section 831 cf Chapter 39 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code represents a significant expansion of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) jurisdiction to initiate criminal investigations and pursue prosecutions when radioactive materials are involved. This authority applies to, among other things, reactor or accelerator-produced radioactive materials.
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You should be aware that licenses and radioactive materials could be intentionally used in an unauthorized and malevolent manner that could lead to serious consequences and could result in prosecution under Federal criminal law. In instances involving the suspected criminal misuse of nuclear material and byproduct material, such as characterized above, your notification of the FBI is warranted. However, the U.S. Attorney's office and the FBI will determine whether or not a criminal investigation is to be conducted by the FBI or deferred to State or local authorities for investigation and prosecution. A list of FBI contacts is enclosed for your information and use for reporting such instances.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact me or the individual named below.
POINT OF CONTACT:
John Davidson TELEPHONE:
(301) 415-8130 FAX:
(301) 415-5370 or -5390 INTERNET:
JJD@NRC. GOV jckg4C k B
iM Richard L. Bangart, Director Office of State Programs
Enclosures:
- 1. NRC Information Notice 98-06
- 2. FBI Contact List
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m You should be aware that licenses and radioactive materials could be intentionally used in an unauthorized and malevolent manner that could lead to serious consequences and could result in prosecution under Federal criminal law. In instances involving the suspected criminal misuse -
of nuclear material and byproduct material, such as characterized above, your notification of the FBI is warranted. However, the U.S. Attorney's office and the FBI will determine whether or not a criminal investigation is to be conducted by the FBI or deferred to State or local authorities
-- for investigation and prosecution. A list of FBI contacts is enclosed for your information and use for reporting such instances.
. If you have any questions or comments; please contact me or the individual named below.
POINT OF CONTACT:
John Davidson TELEPHONE:
-(301) 415-8130 FAX:
(301) 415-5370 or -5390 INTERNET:
JJD@NRC. GOV Original signed by
. Richard L. Bangart Richard L. Bangart, Director Office of State Programs j
Enclosures:
- 1. NRC Information Notice 98 2. FBI Contact List I
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGlJLATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 February 19,1998 NRC INFORMATION NOTICE 98-06: UNAUTHORIZED USE OF LICENSE TO OBTAIN RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS, AND ITS IMPLICATIONS UNDER THE EXPANDED TITLE 18 OF THE U.S. CODE Addressees All NRC licensees authorized to possess licensed material.
Purpose The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing this information notice to alert addressees to an incident involving unauthorized use of a broad-scope academic medical license to obtain radioactive materials and the subsequent criminal investigation of the incident under revised Title 18 of the U.S. Code. It is expected that recipients will review the information for applicability to their facilities and consider actions, as appropriate, to avoid similar problems.
However, suggestions contained in this information notice are not NRC requirements, and no specific action or written response is required.
Description of Circumstances An unauthorized individual, who presented himself as an author doing research and as a guest of the institution, asked a staff member of the institution's radiation safety office for the institution's broad-scope academic medicallicense so that he could examine it. Apparently, the individual made a copy of part of the license and used it to order at least 2 radioactive sources (74 to i
185 mega-becquerels [2 to 5 millicuries) of cadmium-109 and 185 mega-becquerels
[5 millicuries) of sodium-22) from a broker. The unauthorized individual apparently waited for the delivery truck and took possession of the first source when it was delivered. The individual has indicated that the first source was transported to a foreign country by an associate. When the second source was delivered, an institution staff member observed the radioactive label and told the individual he must take the package to the radiation safety officer (RSO) for processing. After the individual took the second source to the RSO, the RSO became suspicious and the unauthorized purchases were detected. It was subsequently deterruined that the individual had a history of criminal activity. As a result of his unauthorized use of the institution's license, the individual was arrested and charged with one count of wire fraud and four counts under the revised Title 18 of the U.S. Code, Chapter 39, " Explosives and Other Dangerous Articles,"
Section 831, " Prohibited Transactions involving Nuclear Materials." Section 831 provides, in part, punishment for whoever without lawful authority, intentionally receives, possesses, uses, transfers, alters, disposes of, or disperses any nuclear material or nuclear bvoroduct material (emphasis added), or for whoever with intent to deprive another of nuclear material or nuclear byproduct material, knowingly makes an unauthorized use, disposition, or transfer, of nuclear material or nuclear byproduct material belonging to another, or uses fraud and thereby obtains nuclear material or nuclear byproduct material belonging to another.
ENCLOSURE 1 9 s e r.2 4p
IN 98-06 l
Februtry 19,1998 I
Page 2 of 2 Discussion Although licenses issued by the NRC and Agreement States are not protected as classified or l
Safeguards Information, or by physical protection measures, the above incident identifies a clear need to be sensitive to potentially inappropriate uses being made of their materials licenses. The incident described above did not present a threat to public health and safety, but raises concerns and highlights an important point regarding the criminal use of radioactive materials. Section 831
~ f Chapter 39 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code represents a significant expansion of Federal Bureau o
of Investigation jurisdiction to initiate criminal investigations and pursue prosecutions when radioactive materials are involved. The above-cited incident called for the use of this newly expanded jurisdiction.
Addressees should be aware that licenses and radioactive materials could be intentionally used in an unauthorized manner that could lead to serious consequences and could result in prosecution under Federal criminal law.
This information notice requires no specific action or written response. If you have any questions about the information in this notice, please contact the technical contact listed below.
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Elizt.oeth Q. Ten Eyck, Director Jack W. Roe, Acting Director l
Division of Fuel Cycle Safety Division of Reactor Program Management l
and Safeguards Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards l
Technical contact: John Davidson, NMSS l
(301) 415-8130 E-Mail: jjd@nrc. gov 1
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FBI Field Offices Addresses and Telephone Numbers 56 locations in major U.S. cities and Puerto Rico ALABAMA Federal Bureau of Investigation Room 1400 21218th. Avenue N.
Birmingham, Alabama 35203 (205)252-7705 Federal Bureau of Investigation One St. Louis Centre 1 St. Louis Street,3rd. Floor Mobile, Alabama 36602 (334) 438-3674 ALASKA Federal Bureau of Investigation 101 East Sixth Avenue Anchorage, Alaska 99501 (907) 258-5322 ARIZONA Federal Bureau of Investigation Suite 400 201 East Indianola Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85012 (602) 279-5511 ARKANSAS Federal Bureau of Investigation Suite 200 Two Financial Centre 10825 Financial Centre Parkway Little Rock, Arkansas 72211-3552 (501) 221-9100 ENCLOSURE 2
2 CALIFORNIA Federal Bureau of investigation Suite 1700, FOB 11000 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90024 (310)477-6565 Federal Bureau of Investigation 4500 Orange Grove Avenue Sacramento, California 95841-4205 (916) 481-9110 Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Office Building 9797 Aero Drive San Diego, California 92123-1800 (619) 565-1255 Federal Bureau of Investigation 450 Golden Gate Avenue,13th. Floor San Francisco, California 94102-9523 (415) 553-7400 COLORADO Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Office Building, Suite 1823 1961 Stout Street,18th. Floor Denver, Colorado 80294 (303) 629-7171 CONNECTICUT Federal Bureau of Investigation Room 535, FOB 150 Court Street New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (203) 777-6311 ENCLOSURE 2
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3 FLORIDA Federal Bureau of Investigation Suite 200 7820 Arlington Expressway
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Jacksonville, Florida 32211
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Federal Bureau of Investigation 16320 Nodhwest Second Avenue North Miami Beach, Florida 33169 (305) 944-9101 Federal Bureau of Investigation l
Room 610, FOB 500 Zack Street Tampa, Florida 33602 (813) 273-4566 QEORGIA Federal Bureau of Investigation Suite 400 2635 Century Parkway, Northeast l
Atlanta, Georgia 30345 l
(404) 679-9000 HAWAll Federal Bureau of Investigation Room 4307, Kalanianaole FOB 300 Ala Moana Boulevard Honolulu, Hawaii 96850 (808) 521-1411 ILLINOIS Federal Bureau of Investigation Room 905 E.M. Dirksen Federal Office Building 219 South Dearborn Street Chicago, Illinois 60604 (312)431-1333 Federal Bureau of Investigation Suite 400 l
400 West Monroe Street.
Springfield, Illinois 62704 (217) 522-9675 ENCLOSURE 2
4 INDIANA Federal Bureau of Investigation Room 679, FOB 575 North Pennsylvania Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 (317) 639-3301 KENTUCKY Federal Bureau of Investigetion Room 500 600 Martin Luther King Jr. Place Louisville, Kentucky 40202 (502) 583-3941 LOUISlANA Federal Bureau of Investigation Suite 2200 1250 Poydras Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70113-1829 (504) 522-4671 MARYLAND Federal Bureau of Investigation 7142 Ambassador Road Baltimore, Maryland 21244-2754 (410)265-8080 MASSACHUSETTS Federal Bureau of Investigation Suite 600 One Center Plaza Boston, Massachusetts 02108 (617) 742-5533 MICHIGAN Federal Bureau of Investigation 26th. Floor, P. V. McNamara FOB 477 Michigan Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48226 (313) 965-2323 ENCLOSURE 2
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MINNESOTA Federal Bureau of Investigation Suite 1100 l
111 Washington Avenue, South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 (612) 376-3200
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MISSISSIPPI Federal Bureau of Investigation Room 1553, FOB 100 West Capitol Street i
Jackson, Mississippi 39269 (601) 948-5000 MISSCURI Federal Bureau of Investigation Room 300, U.S. Courthouse 1
811 Grand Ave.
Kansas City, Missouri 64106 (816) 221-610 Federal Bureau of Investigation Room 2704 L. Douglas Abram Federal Bldg.
1520 Market Street St. Louis, Missouri 63103 (314) 241-5357 NEBRASKA Federal Bureau of Investigation 10755 Burt Street Omaha, Nebraska 68114 (402)493-8688 NEVADA Federal Bureau of Investigation 700 East Charleston Boulevard Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 (702) 385-1281 NEW JERSEY Federal Bureau of Investigation 1 Gateway Center,22nd. Floor Newark, New Jersey 07102-9889 (201) 622-5613 ENCLOSURE 2
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i NEW MEXICO Federal Bureau of Investigation Suite 300 415 Silver Avenue, Southwest Albuquerquo, New Mexico 87102 (505) 224-2000 NEW YORK Federal Bureau of Investigation Suite 502, James T. Foley Bldg.
445 Broadway Albany, New York 12207 (518)465-7551 Federal Bureau of Investigation One FBI Plaza Buffalo, New York 14202-2898 (716) 856-7800 Federal Bureau of Investigation 26 Federal Plaza,23rd. Floor New York, New York 10278 (212) 384-1000 i
NORTH CAROLINA Federal Bureau of Investigation Suite 900 400 South Tyron Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28285 (704) 377-9200 OHIO Federal Bureau of investigation l
Room 9023 550 Main Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45273-8501 (513)421-4310 j
Federal Bureau of Investigation Room 3005 ~
Federal Office Building 1240 East 9th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44199-9912 (216) 522-1400 t
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l OKLAHOMA Federal Bureau of Investigation Suite 1600 l
50 Penn P! ace j
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73118 l
(405)290-7770 i
QREGON Federal Bureau of Investigation Suite 401, Crown Plaza Building
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1500 Southwest 1st Avenue Portland, Oregon 97201
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(503) 224-4181 PENNSYLVANIA Federal Bureau of Investigation 8th. Floor William J. Green Jr. FOB 600 Arch Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106 (215) 829-2700 Federal Bureau of Investigation Suite 300 U.S. Post Office Building 700 Grant Street Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219 (412)471-2000 PUERTO RICO Federal Bureau of investigation 4
Room 526, U.S. Federal Bldg.
150 Carlos Chardon Avenue.
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San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1716 (809)754-6000 SOUTH CAROLINA Federal Bureau of Investigation Room 1357 1835 Assembly Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 (803) 254-3011 ENCLOSURE 2
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TENNESSEE Federal Bureau of Investigation Suite 600, John J. Duncan FOB 710 Locust Street Knoxville, Tennessee 37902 (423) 544-0751 Federal Bureau of Investigation Suite 3000, Eagle Crest Bldg.
225 North Humphreys Blvd.
Memphis, Tennessee 38120-2107 (901) 747-4300 TEXAS Federal Bureau of Investigation Room 300 1801 North Lamar Dallas, Texas 75202 (214) 720-2200 Federal Bureau of Investigation Suite C-600 700 East San Antonio Avenue EI Paso, Texas 79901-7020 (915) 533-7451 Federal Bureau of Investigation Room 200 2500 East TC Jester Houston, Texas 77008-1300 (713) 868-2266 Federal Bureau of Investigation Suite 200 U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Bldg.
615 East Houston Street San Antonio, Texas 78205 (210) 225-6741 UTAH Federal Bureau of Investigation Suite 1200,257 Towers Bldg.
257 East,200 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 (801) 579-1400 1
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VIRGINIA Federal Bureau of Investigation 150 Corporate Boulevard Norfolk, Virginia 23502 (804)455-0100 Federal Bureau of Investigation 111 Greencourt Road Richmond, Virginia 23228
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WASHINGTON Federal Bureau of Investigation Room 710 915 Second Avenue Seattle, Washington 98174-1096 (206) 622-0460 WASHINGTON, D.C.
Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington Metropolitan Field Office 1900 Half Street, SW Washington, D.C. 20024 (202) 252-7801 WISCONSIN Federal Bureau of Investigation Suite 600 330 East 'Kilbourn Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-6627 (414) 276-4684 ENCLOSURE 2
SP 98-in prosecution under Federal criminallaw. In instances involvin the suspected criminal misuse of nuclear material and byproduct material, such as characteriz above, notification of the FBI is warranted. However, the U.S. Attomey's office and the FBI ill determine whether or not a criminal investigation is to be conducted by the FBI or deferred o State and local authorities for investigation and prosecution.
A list of FBI contacts is also enclosed for your information. If ou have any questions or comments, please contact me or the individual named below POINT OF CONTACT:
Rosetta O. Virgilio TELEPHONE:
(301) 415-2307 FAX:
(301)415-3502 INTERNET:
ROV @NRC. GOV Richard L.
angart, Director Office of S te Programs
Enclosures:
- 1. NRC Information Notice 98-06
- 2. FBI Contact List Distribution:
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investigation and prosecution.
A list of FBI contacts is also enclosed for your informa on. If you have any questions or comments, please contact me or the individual name below.
POINT OF CONTACT:
Rosetta O.
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(301) 415-2 07 FAX:
(301) 415- 02 INTERNET:
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Rich d L. Bangart, Director Offic of State Programs j
Enclosures:
- 1. NRC Information Notice 98-06
- 2. FBI Contact List i
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