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Korea, Republic of,
12 Sep 2023, INES: 2
On September 12, 2023, during industrial radiography, the control cable of the equipment ruptured, causing the radiation source(Ir-192, 1.75 TBq) to detach inside the guide tube. The worker was unable to notice the detachment of the radiation source in time due to the lack of proper radiation...
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Korea, Republic of
on
26 Dec 2024
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Korea, Republic of,
15 Jul 2019, INES: 3
In July 2017, at a semiconductor manufacturing company, seven workers were exposed to radiation due to the abnormal use of an X-ray generator(100 kVp, 0.1 mA) for product defect inspection. The X-ray generator was a cabinet-type device with a shielding door interlock, but the workers manually...
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Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC)
of
Korea, Republic of
on
26 Dec 2024
Last update on 26 Dec 2024
Korea, Republic of,
24 Aug 2018, INES: 2
On August 24, 2018, during industrial radiography using a sealed radiation source (Ir-192, 1.22 TBq), the radiation source became stuck inside the guide tube, making it impossible to retrieve. During the initial response, the remote control cable was incorrectly assembled in the opposite direction,...
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Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC)
of
Korea, Republic of
on
26 Dec 2024
Last update on 26 Dec 2024
Korea, Republic of,
21 Jul 2017, INES: 3
On July 21, 2017, at a hospital in Seoul, an incident occurred when the assigned staff member failed to follow the patient verification procedure in the I-131 therapy room. As a result, a dose of I-131 (5,550 MBq), intended for a thyroid desease patient, was mistakenly administered to another...
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Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC)
of
Korea, Republic of
on
26 Dec 2024
Last update on 26 Dec 2024
Korea, Republic of,
31 Dec 2016, INES: 3
In December 2016, it was reported to the regulatory authority that an industrial radiography worker's personal dosimeter reading had exceeded the annual dose limit. An investigation revealed that the worker had been exposed to high levels of radiation on a night-field radiography work during...
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Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC)
of
Korea, Republic of
on
26 Dec 2024
Last update on 26 Dec 2024
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