PNO-III-86-042, on 860508,.38 Caliber Bullet Discovered Imbedded in IE Manual.Caused by Accidental Discharge of Loaded Round by Contract Guard Manager.Handling or Cleaning of Guns in Administrative Areas Banned.Guard Removed

PNO-III-86-042:on 860508,.38 Caliber Bullet Discovered Imbedded in IE Manual.Caused by Accidental Discharge of Loaded Round by Contract Guard Manager.Handling or Cleaning of Guns in Administrative Areas Banned.Guard Removed

ML20197E333
Person / Time
Site:	Kewaunee
Issue date:	05/12/1986
From:	Axelson W, Creed J, Jackiw N NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
References
PNO-III-86-042, PNO-III-86-42, NUDOCS 8605150231
Download: ML20197E333 (1)

PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-III-86-42 DMS Date May 12, 1986 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information is as initially received without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by the Region III staff on this date.

Facility: Wisconsin Public Service Corp. Licensee Emergency Classification:

Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant Notification of an Unusual Event Kewaunee, WI Alert Site Area Emergency Docket No. 50-305 General Emergency x Not applicable

Subject:

INADVERTENT WEAPON DISCHARGE On May 8, 1986, while cleaning his office on the second floor of the gatehouse building (outside the protected area), the Senior Resident Inspector discovered a .38 caliber bullet imbedded about 11 inches into the pages of an IE manual. The manual was on a bookshelf about 6 feet above the floor.

A bullet hole was found in a nearby wall, indicating that the bullet apparently had been fired through the wall from an adjacent room used by contract guard managers. These managers were known to occasionally clean their weapons in the room.

The Senior Resident Inspector recalled an incident about six months ago in which a loud noise had been heard in the adjacent room. The contract guard account manager, who was in the room at the time of the shooting, told the licensee during the earlier investigation that he thought he had fired a blank round from this gun which, he thought, was unloaded.

The licensee has now banned the handling or cleaning of weapons in administrative areas, and has removed the contract guard account manager for failure to follow weapons-handling procedures.

The State of Wiscensin will be notified.

Region III (Chicago) first learned of this event from the Resident Inspector at 3:00 p.m.,

May 8, 1986. This information is current as ;f 10:00 a.m. (CDT May 12, 1986.

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