ML20198B615

PNS-I-86-006:on 860516,ambulance Driver Responding to Medical Emergency Entered Protected Area Carrying Weapon. Guard Took Possession of Weapon

ML20198B615
Person / Time
Site:	07000371
Issue date:	05/19/1986
From:	Keimig R, Galen Smith NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
References
PNS-I-86-006, PNS-I-86-6, NUDOCS 8605220064
Download: ML20198B615 (1)

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DCS: 70371/860516 Date: May 19, 1986 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNS-I-86-06 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 I staff on this date.

Facility: UNC Naval Products Licensee Emergency Classification:

Division of UNC Resources, Inc. Notification of Unusual Event Uncasville, Connecticut Alert (D/N70-371) Site Area Emergency General Emergency X Not Applicable

Subject:

UNAUTHORIZED WEAPON IN THE PROTECTED AREA At about 2:00 p.m. on May 16, 1986, an ambulance driven by a volunteer arriv2d at the site in response to a medical emergency. A security guard was assigned to escort the ambulance into the site protected area. As the ambulance was driving into the site (about 30' inside the protected area), the driver informed the security guard that he was carrying a weapon. The security guard imediately took possession of the weapon. Due to the nature of the emergency, neither the ambulance nor the driver had been searched prior to entering the protected area. The ambulance driver is employed as an armed guard and received the emergency call while enroute home from his place of employment.

Licensee management verified the ambulance driver's employment and that he was authorized to carry a handgun. The ambulance and driver were under escort by an armed security guard at 'all times while within the protected area.

The IAT and the State of. Connecticut have been notified.

This PN is issued for information only.

This information was received from the licensee via telephone at 3:15 p.m., May 16, 1986 and is current as of 8:00 a.m., May 19, 1986.

CONTACT: G. Smith R. Keimig 488-1263 488-1255 DISTRIBUTION:

H. St. MNBB Phillips E/W Willste Mail: ADM:DMB Chairman Palladino E00 NRR IE NMSS D0T:Trans only Com. Zech PA OIA RES Com. Bernthal MPA AE0D Com. Roberts ELD Com. Asselstine ACRS Air Rights IhP0 U*>f SECY SP NSACFd-CA PDR Regional Offices TMI Resident Section \\ M RI Resident Office 3r;:

Licensee:

(Reactor Licensees) g52gs4 860519 PNS-I-86-OO6 PDR h

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