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United States of America,
11 Apr 2019, INES: 2
A radiographer working in the permanent shooting room at one of the licensee’s facilities, cranked out a 2.48 TBq (67 Ci) Ir-192 source for an exposure and did not crank the source back into the exposure device before setting up for the next exposure. Upon badge processing, it was determined that...
Reported by
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
of
United States of America
on
19 Apr 2019
Last update on 19 Apr 2019
Germany,
11 Jan 2019, INES: 1
A Co60 source was found in a container on the site of a metal recycling company near the Port of Hamburg. It was part of a scrap metal delivery originating from Western Africa. The source was finally identified as a metal cylinder of approx. 1 cm radius and 10 cm length packed in a cloth bag. The...
Reported by
Gesellschaft für Anlagen und Reaktorsicherheit
of
Germany
on
22 Mar 2019
Last update on 22 Mar 2019
Netherlands,
07 Mar 2019, INES: 2
On 13 November 2018, 28 January 2019 and 7 March 2019 potentially dangerous Co-60 sources were found in scrap metal containers. In all cases, the sources were discovered as a result of the triggering of alarms of radiation detection portal monitors.
In the three shipments, identical sources...
Reported by
Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection
of
Netherlands
on
21 Mar 2019
Last update on 21 Mar 2019
Mexico,
12 Feb 2019, INES: 2
Event Description
On February 12, 2019, while preparations for leak testing were made to valve 1-FPCC-MV-7948 by predictive maintenance personnel, they reported to the technician of the reactor control point that the shield that serves as a barrier to controlling the area with high radiation>...
Reported by
Comision Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias
of
Mexico
on
19 Mar 2019
Last update on 19 Mar 2019
Pakistan,
14 Jan 2019, INES: 1
On January 14, 2019, an industrial radiographer associated with Wajedo International Corporation (Private) Limited started his journey from Sadiqabad to Daharki site to perform radiography job while carrying Gamma projector (YG-192S) with radioactive source of Ir-192 (10Ci) placed in the back...
Reported by
Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA)
of
Pakistan
on
08 Mar 2019
Last update on 08 Mar 2019
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