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Canada,
17 May 2013, INES: 0
A magnitude 5.2 MN (Magnitude Nuttli) earthquake occurred on the morning of 2013/05/17 at 09:43 EDT (13:43:23 UT). The earthquake was felt at the Darlington NPP, Pickering NPP, as well as at the Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories.
No damage has been reported, licensees are confirming their...
Reported by
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
of
Canada
on
17 May 2013.
Last update on 17 May 2013
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France,
24 Apr 2013, INES: 2
On 24 April 2103, there has been an accidental exposure of a worker from a contractor of the operator EDF.
At the radiological checkpoint before leaving the controlled zone, a worker has detected radioactive contamination in the neck area.
He was previously performing some scrubbing...
Reported by
Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN)
of
France
on
30 Apr 2013.
Last update on 30 Apr 2013
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Finland,
28 Feb 2013, INES: 2
A laboratory worker was contaminated with I-131 in a radiopharmaceutical company on February 28 2013. The worker was wearing two pairs of gloves and, when changing gloves, had noticed a break in the right inner glove, but not any obvious break in the outer latex glove. Only 3-4 hours later, routine...
Reported by
Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK)
of
Finland
on
08 Apr 2013.
Last update on 08 Apr 2013
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United States of America,
20 Mar 2013, INES: 2
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality was informed of an overexposure of a radiographer employed by Tulsa Gamma Ray. The total dose for the year to date involved is 67 mSv (6.7 rem). It is unknown at this time whether the exposure was acute or chronic. More details will be provided as...
Reported by
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
of
United States of America
on
22 Mar 2013.
Last update on 22 Mar 2013
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United States of America,
15 Jan 2013, INES: 2
A radiographer assistant exceeded the 50 mSv (5 rem) exposure limit for 2012. This individual consistently had higher exposures than other employees and had failed to turn in his badge at the end of April 2012, instead continuing to wear it through May. At the end of October, the assistant again...
Reported by
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
of
United States of America
on
01 Feb 2013.
Last update on 09 Feb 2013
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United States of America,
22 Oct 2011, INES: 2
The licensee reported that the shutter on a locked out gauge, that was inside the cupola of a refractory, had fallen and resulted in overexposure of members of the public. The gauge contained a 296 GBq (8 Ci) Cs-137 source. On the morning of 10/24/2011, it was discovered that the shutter on the...
Reported by
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
of
United States of America
on
01 Feb 2013.
Last update on 01 Feb 2013
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Pakistan,
18 Oct 2012, INES: 3
On October 18, 2012, three workers were overexposed during industrial radiography at Phool Nagar near Lahore. The event took place due to detachment of Ir-192 source (67 Ci) which remained stuck in the Guide Tube. The workers could not notice this and loaded the Gamma Projector and Guide Tube in...
Reported by
Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA)
of
Pakistan
on
10 Jan 2013.
Last update on 10 Jan 2013
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Greece,
12 Oct 2012, INES: 1
On October 12th 2012 during the removal of a detector from an industrial densitometer, technicians of a greek aluminium company in Voiotia realized that the lock mechanism of a Cs-137 source (5 mCi - 1993), as well as the source itself were missing. Two engineers, trained in radiation protection,...
Reported by
Greek Atomic Energy Commission
of
Greece
on
02 Nov 2012.
Last update on 02 Nov 2012
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France,
26 Sep 2012, INES: 2
On September 26th 2012, the company FBFC (subsidiary of AREVA) notified ASN of an event related to non-compliance with the requirements applicable to packaging, storage and on-site transfer of wet fissile materials within its nuclear fuel fabrication plant in Romans-sur-Isère (Drôme).
AREVA –...
Reported by
Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN)
of
France
on
31 Oct 2012.
Last update on 31 Oct 2012
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Belgium,
19 Sep 2012, INES: 2
A radiographer went in a bunker where industrial radiography operations were made. The ionising source was a X-ray machine (225kV - 4mA). The radiographer thought that the irradiation was finished but this was not the case and he was exposed.
According to the biological dosimetry, the...
Reported by
Federal Agency for Nuclear Control - FANC
of
Belgium
on
18 Oct 2012.
Last update on 18 Oct 2012
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