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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
Mexico,
14 Feb 2023, INES: 0
On February 15, 2023 (15:40 UTC), the CNSNS received a notification issued by the Licensee about the theft of a moisture and density testing gauge (Troxler model 3440) in Hermosillo, Sonora State. The theft took place when the personnel stopped at Aguascalientes Avenue, Hermosillo Sonora, leaving...
Reported by
Comision Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias
of
Mexico
on
15 Feb 2023
Last update on 17 Feb 2023
United States of America,
14 Dec 2022, INES: 2
A radiographer received approximately 0.055 Sv (5.5 rem) when a radiograpy exposure was performed. The radiographer was between the source and the pipe being tested for approximately one minute. The distance from the 1.12 TBq (30.4 Ci) Co-60 source to the pipe was two feet. There were a total of...
Reported by
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
of
United States of America
on
23 Dec 2022
Last update on 23 Dec 2022
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