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Mexico,
20 Sep 2024, INES: 1
On September 20, at approximately 16:51 (UTC-22.51), the theft of a CPN nuclear densimeter, model MC-1, serial number MD10700322, was reported to the CNSNS office, which contains the following radioactive sources:
1- Am-241/Be (with an activity today of 1.75 GBq)
2- Cs–137 (with an activity...
Reported by
Comision Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias
of
Mexico
on
23 Sep 2024
Last update on 23 Sep 2024
United States of America,
11 Dec 2023, INES: 2
On December 11, 2023, a pharmaceutical technician noted a pressure issue with a synthesis cell, which contained 11.29 GBq (305 mCi) of Fluorine-18. The pharmaceutical technician opened the synthesis cell and Fluorine-18 splashed onto their upper chest, neck, and underarm. The pharmaceutical...
Reported by
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
of
United States of America
on
21 Aug 2024
Last update on 21 Aug 2024
Germany,
09 Mar 2023, INES: 3
On 09.03.2023, an employee of a company carried out a weld inspection using an X-ray device. To align a workpiece to be tested, the worker left his workstation disregarding the radiation protection warning measures, which consist of a barrier rope, a flashing warning light and the warning signal of...
Reported by
Gesellschaft für Anlagen und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) mbH
of
Germany
on
15 Aug 2024
Last update on 15 Aug 2024
Indonesia,
11 Jan 2024, INES: 1
On 11 January 2024 around 18.00 hours local time, BAPETEN received notification of missing dangerous source during transportation of a gamma camera containing of Ir-192 (the activity of the source when the incident occurred was 1917,8 GBq/51,8 Ci) in Sub District Jambangan, Surabaya, East Java....
Reported by
Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (BAPETEN)
of
Indonesia
on
28 May 2024
Last update on 28 May 2024
United Kingdom,
15 Nov 2023, INES: 2
The planned reactor trip triggered switching of the reactor’s eight Gas Circulators' (GC) power supply from “nominal - 11kV” to “variable speed – 3.3kV”. The 3.3kV power supply is provided by four Variable Frequency Convertors (VFC) and four Variable Speed Drives (VSD). In this case two VFC failed...
Reported by
Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)
of
United Kingdom
on
29 Apr 2024
Last update on 29 Apr 2024
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