Two radioactive sources containing Co-60 lost or stolen

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Event Date: 22 November 2013 Event Type: Radiation Source
Event Location: Poland, Bełchatów Power Station (coal-fired power plant) INES Rating: 1 (Final)

During the modernization in the „Belchatow” Coal-Fired Power Plant (Rogowiec, Lodzkie Province) there has been discovered the loss of two radioactive sources containing isotope Co-60, that were used as the level gauges.

On 30 April 2014 the Regulatory Body (PAA) was informed about the discovery of lost sources in a scrap yard in Silesian Province. The dosimetric team of the PAA President performed thorough measurements and transported sources to the Radioactive Waste Management Plant.

The radioactive sources are intact and remain in shielding containers.
Estimated doses for individuals do not excess 1 mSv (statutory annual dose limit).

INES Rating: 1 - Anomaly (Final) as per 08 May 2014
Release beyond authorized limits? No
Overexposure of a member of the public? No
Overexposure of a worker? No
Contamination spread within the facility? No
Damage to radiological barriers (incl. fuel damage) within the facility? No
Degradation of Defence In-Depth Yes
Person injured physically or casualty? No
Is there a continuing problem? No

Maciej Drabent
National Atomic Energy Agency
maciej.drabent@paa.gov.pl
http://paa.gov.pl
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