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
Ra-226 source found, activity estimated to 73 MBq, indications suggest it is a Static Eliminator, manufactured before 1970. Dose rate at surface 850 microSv/h and at 1 meter 15 microSv/hour. There has been no release or significant doses to workers or members of the public (max worker dose of... Reported by Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority of Norway on 13 Feb 2020 Last update on 13 Feb 2020
The nuclear site licence holder for the Sellafield site has determined that radioactive liquid is being lost from the original building of the Magnox Swarf Storage Silo. The Magnox Swarf Storage Silo facility is used to store the waste cladding material that was removed from used Magnox nuclear... Reported by Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) of United Kingdom on 06 Jan 2020 Last update on 06 Jan 2020
A radiation worker in radiopharmacy was manipulating samples for quality control in a laminar flow box from a closed vial containing a Ga-68 solution with an activity of 700 MBq. By piercing the opening of the vial with a syringe, a droplet has been sprayed out and contaminated his right eye. The... Reported by Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate - ENSI of Switzerland on 19 Dec 2019 Last update on 19 Dec 2019
On September 20, 2019 CSN received a communication of a potential overexposure of a worker while performing industrial radiography of components with category 2 sources of Ir-192 in the authorized bunkers of the installation. The August monthly dose on the personal dosimeter was 193.40 mSv,... Reported by Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear (CSN) of Spain on 13 Dec 2019 Last update on 13 Dec 2019