PNO-III-98-030, on 980517,armed Security Guard on Patrol in Owner Controlled Area Reported to Security Person Lying Near Road.Guard Subsequently Reported Being Shot.No Intruder Found.Guard Admitted Shooting Himself in Foot

PNO-III-98-030:on 980517,armed Security Guard on Patrol in Owner Controlled Area Reported to Security Person Lying Near Road.Guard Subsequently Reported Being Shot.No Intruder Found.Guard Admitted Shooting Himself in Foot

ML20199E548
Person / Time
Site:	Zion  File:ZionSolutions icon.png
Issue date:	05/18/1998
From:	Belanger J, Creed J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
References
PNO-III-98-030, PNO-III-98-30, NUDOCS 9901210015
Download: ML20199E548 (1)

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4 May 18, 1998 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-III-98-030 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 Region III staff (Lisle, Illinois) on this date.

Facility Licensee Emergency Classification Commonwealth Edison Co. Notification of Unusual Event Zion l'2' Alert Zion, Illinois Site Area Emergency Dockets: 50-295,50-304 General Emergency X Not Applicable

Subject:

ZION SECURITY CUARD Sh00TS SELF IN FOOT, FABRICATES STORY OF INTRUDER At 11:24 p.m. on May 17, 1998, an armed security guard on patrol in the owner controlled area (outside the plant's security area) reported to the plant's security staff he observed a person lying near a road. He subsequently reported that he had been shot and that he had fired six shots at the intruder. Security officers from the plant and five units from the Zion Police Department responded. The site security force went into a heightened state of security at the plant. A canine unit from the Lake County Sheriff's Department also assisted. No intruder was found.

The licensee later reported that the security guard had admitted to the Zion police that he had shot himself in the foot, fired the remaining five rounds from his weapon, and fabricated the story about the intruder.

There was no intruder. The police arrested the security guard and charged him with disorderly conduct.

The security guard's unescorted access authorization for the Zion site has been suspended by the licensee.

Region III (Chicago) and the Headquarters staff monitored the situation following the initial report of the intruder. The ERC's Information Assessment Team was informed. Region III will continue to follow the licensee's investigation.

The State of Illinois will be informed. The information in this preliminary notification has been reviewed with licensee management.

The licensee reported this incident to the NRC Operations Center at 12:30 a.m. (CDT) on May 18, 1998. This information is current as of 1:00 p.m.

on May 18, 1998.

Contact:

JAMES BELANGER JAMES CREED (630)829-9858 (630)829-9857 9901210015 980518'~

PDR I&E PNO-III-98-030 PDR; J[ 'CO h op

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