Y-12 GUARDS INJURED IN SECURITY MISHAP ON ANNIVERSARY OF SECURITY BREACH

On Sunday, the one-year anniversary of the worst security breach in the history of the Y-12 National Security Complex, there was yet another security mishap at the Oak Ridge plant that has come under great scrutiny and review. Steven Wyatt, a federal spokesman at Y-12, confirmed that two security police officers were wounded by the accidental discharge of a firearm around 12:15 a.m. The guards received first-aid at the site and then were taken to the Oak Ridge Methodist Medical Center, where they were treated and released. The injuries were minor, Wyatt said. The gun incident is under investigation, and the federal agency refused to release details. Wyatt would not say what type of weapon was involved. According to information contained last year in a contract procurement document, these weapons are used by Y-12 guards: the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon 5.56mm; Bushmaster M4 5.56mm with EOTech Holographic Sight; M240B Medium Machine Gun 7.62mm; M134D Dillon Aero Mini-gun 7.62mm; M67 Fragmentation Grenade; Remington 870 12-gauge Breaching Shotgun; M-4 w/M203; and Sig Sauer P226 9mm.