enenews | NRC Press Release, Oct. 28, 2013: NRC Issues Orders to Dresden Nuclear Plant and Former Plant Employees
[...] NRC investigated the incident in which senior reactor operator
Michael J. Buhrman, planned to rob an armored car and recruited the
assistance of another senior reactor operator, Landon E. Brittain [...]
Buhrman was apprehended for aggravated vehicular carjacking and fled the
country after being released on bail [...] NRC concluded that Buhrman’s
and Brittain’s actions while offsite demonstrated they could not be
relied upon to adhere to NRC requirements to protect plant and public
safety. In addition, Dresden personnel who knew about Buhrman’s plan to
commit an offsite crime failed to report the situation to plant
management, which is an NRC requirement [...] The company agreed to
abide by the conditions of the order [including] developing a
presentation of the facts and lessons learned from this incident to be
presented at industry forums. [...] The orders to Buhrman and Brittain
prohibit them from participating in NRC-licensed activities due to the
NRC’s lack of confidence that they can meet the agency’s safety
requirements [...]
Now for the rest of the story…
Enformable,
Oct. 25, 2013: [...] SEBIN is an elite taskforce [in Venezuela] that
only works special cases of organized crime, major fraud, etc [...]
SEBIN was already investigating [Buhrman and Brittain] for illegal arms
trade and trafficking of illegal substances including steroids. After
arriving in Venezuela, Buhrman and Brittain rented a luxury property,
frequented a local gym, and were associated with a Venezuelan gang [...]
Once Buhrman began catching on to [a Venezuelan racketeer's plan to
tell police of Brittain and Buhrman], he began planning his murder.
While attempting to capture Buhrman, several officers were wounded by
the fugitive. One left with a fractured arm and another with a fractured
foot. [...] Landon Brittain was captured on May 23rd [...] Buhrman’s
last lover in Venezuela was the 19-year-old daughter of a prominent
businessman [...] the fugitive criminal was planning an offensive move
involving kidnapping the businessman and holding him ransom. SEBIN
arrested five other Venezuelans in relation to Buhrman and Brittain, who
all face charges [that include] terrorism. The terrorism charge was
added because Buhrman was interested in acquiring C-4 explosives and a
Kalashnikov AK-47 for criminal purposes. Michael Buhrman was on a 5:00
pm flight today [Oct. 25, 2013] in the custody of U.S. Marshalls en
route to the United States from Venezuela. [...]
