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France,
08 Oct 2019, INES: 2
On 11 October 2019, the operator reported a significant safety event to ASN concerning non-compliance with the general operating rules during operations to drain the reactor 2 main primary system on the Golfech NPP.
On 8 October 2019, the reactor was being shut down so that part of its fuel...
Reported by
Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN)
of
France
on
05 Dec 2019
Last update on 05 Dec 2019
Mexico,
16 Nov 2019, INES: 2
On November 16, 2019, Laguna Verde NPP Unit 1 was increasing power from 65% after performing maintenance activities on one turbine stop valve. At 17:15 hrs. the physical security guard informed that the door to access the room TB-313 was closed but not correctly secured by its padlock. The room...
Reported by
Comision Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias
of
Mexico
on
26 Nov 2019
Last update on 26 Nov 2019
Mexico,
09 Sep 2019, INES: 0
On September 10th, 2019, at 22:00 UTC, the National Commission on Nuclear Safety and Safeguards (CNSNS) was informed about the lost of a brachytherapy seed of Cs-137 with an activity of 1.067 GBq (SN. ET209) within a medical facility. This category 5 radioactive source is a property of Servicios de...
Reported by
Comision Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias
of
Mexico
on
06 Nov 2019
Last update on 06 Nov 2019
Mexico,
25 Sep 2019, INES: 2
On september 25, 2019, at 15:20 UTC, a density gauge equipment (CPN model MC1) was stolen in Reynosa city, Tamaulipas State, when the personnel stopped at a convenience store, leaving the vehicle unattended. The equipment serial number is MD10700323, containing a 50 mCi Am241/Be source and a 10 mCi...
Reported by
Comision Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias
of
Mexico
on
06 Nov 2019
Last update on 06 Nov 2019
Slovak Republic,
01 Oct 2019, INES: 1
On 1 October 2019 at 8:00 (local) a notification by the licensee was received at the Ministry of Transport (MT) that a moisture/density gauge, model TROXLER 4640-B, containing Cs-137 (0,3 GBq) was stolen from a parked vehicle. The theft took place during the night, as the driver left the vehicle...
Reported by
Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic (UJD SR)
of
Slovak Republic
on
04 Oct 2019
Last update on 04 Oct 2019
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