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France,
06 Mar 2023, INES: 2
On 6 March 2023, EDF sent ASN an update of its significant safety event notification concerning the presence of stress corrosion cracks on several of its reactors. This update concerns reactor 3 of the Cattenom NPP and the reactors of the Civaux, Chooz B and Penly NPPs.
This update includes in...
Reported by
Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN)
of
France
on
30 May 2023
Last update on 30 May 2023
France,
02 Feb 2023, INES: 2
On 3 February 2023, ASN was notified by the Cattenom nuclear power plant licensee of a significant radiation protection event concerning the exceeding of an annual individual dose limit by an employee of an EDF contractor.
On 2 February 2023, this worker was reinstalling thermal insulation on...
Reported by
Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN)
of
France
on
03 Apr 2023
Last update on 03 Apr 2023
Mexico,
22 Mar 2023, INES: 1
On March 22, 2023 at approximately 11:00 a.m. (UTC-6), the theft of four industrial radiography devices with the following characteristics was reported to the CNSNS offices:
1. Brand: AEA Technology, model: DELTA 880, Serial No. D2810, which houses a radioactive source of Ir-192 with serial...
Reported by
Comision Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias
of
Mexico
on
30 Mar 2023
Last update on 30 Mar 2023
United States of America,
09 Mar 2023, INES: 2
On March 9, 2023, a radiography camera containing a 4.48 TBq (121 Ci) Ir-192 source was stolen from a licensee’s truck. The radiography crew left the job site to get food at a restaurant. The radiographers failed to set the alarm on the dark room of the truck and left the key for the transport box...
Reported by
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
of
United States of America
on
15 Mar 2023
Last update on 15 Mar 2023
United States of America,
30 Sep 2022, INES: 2
A nuclear medicine technologist received a whole body dose of approximately 0.113 Sv (11.3 rem) over the third quarter of 2022. The last seven years of dosimetry for this employee consistently show total annual occupational exposures at or near 10% of the annual limits. Employee’s job duties did...
Reported by
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
of
United States of America
on
21 Feb 2023
Last update on 21 Feb 2023
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