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United States of America,
30 Jun 2020, INES: 2
The State of Texas reported that as a result of the failure of a fixed gauge on June 30, 2020, a worker likely received a dose exceeding 250 mSv (25 rem). The rotary element and the source tube came partially out of the gauge and while employees tried to put them back in, the source and the cover...
Reported by
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
of
United States of America
on
16 Jul 2020
Last update on 22 Sep 2020
France,
11 Feb 2020, INES: 2
The event occurred in the pelleting workshop, where mixtures of plutonium and uranium oxide powders are compacted into cylindrical pellets. These operations are carried out in glove boxes. While cleaning a glove box containing a compacting press, one of the gloves was punctured, causing atmospheric...
Reported by
Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN)
of
France
on
04 Jul 2020
Last update on 04 Jul 2020
United Kingdom,
31 Dec 2019, INES: 2
During interventional radiography procedures for medical purposes, one operator received a cumulative dose to the lens of the eye, over one year, in excess of a statutory dose limit. The increasing dose to the lens of the eye was not observed in the monthly dosimetry reports until the end of 2019....
Reported by
Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)
of
United Kingdom
on
26 Jun 2020
Last update on 26 Jun 2020
Korea, Republic of,
10 May 2019, INES: 2
On May 10 2019, 10:31, during low power physics test to measure the control rods worth, reactor power rapidly increased up to 18.06%. Due to the heat transfer from the reactor coolant system, the level of SGs (steam generators) increased beyond the H-H level set-point and thus it caused generation...
Reported by
Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC)
of
Korea, Republic of
on
18 Jun 2020
Last update on 18 Jun 2020
Germany,
29 Nov 2019, INES: 2
Overexposure of two workers during radiography
Two employees of a company for non-destructive material testing were exposed to 30 and 100 mSv respectively.
On 29th November 2019, the employees tested materials with a Ir-192 source in the bunker of the company.
The employees have to wear...
Reported by
Gesellschaft für Anlagen und Reaktorsicherheit
of
Germany
on
22 Feb 2020
Last update on 22 Feb 2020
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