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United States of America,
15 May 2017, INES: 2
During the performance of industrial radiography, the licensee radiographer approached the collimator without his survey meter. The radiographer positioned the collimator in preparation for an exposure shot without first retracting the 3.552 TBq (96 Ci) Se-75 source back inside the camera. Based on...
Reported by
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
of
United States of America
on
24 May 2017.
Last update on 24 May 2017
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United Kingdom,
05 Feb 2017, INES: 2
Routine glovebox work was taking place to empty a glovebox sump to clear a level alarm.
The operator's first action used the normal plant methods; no equipment is removed from the sump to do this.
As the alarm did not clear, the operator proceeded to remove and clean the probe, a task that the...
Reported by
Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)
of
United Kingdom
on
26 Apr 2017.
Last update on 26 Apr 2017
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Mexico,
23 Apr 2017, INES: 2
On April 24th, 2017 at 12:51 hours UTC-6, the National Commission of Nuclear Safety and Safeguards (the mexican regulatory authority) received a notification from a licensee, that on April 23th, 2017, at 03:00 UTC-6, a vehicle transporting an industrial radiography device, containing a source of...
Reported by
Comision Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias
of
Mexico
on
25 Apr 2017.
Last update on 25 Apr 2017
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United States of America,
31 Dec 2016, INES: 1
As a result of a recent inspection by the State of Oklahoma, the licensee has learned that one of their radiographers received an annual whole body dose of 58.1 mSv (5.81 rem) for calendar year 2016. The overdose was accumulated over the course of the year. There were no unusual circumstances...
Reported by
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
of
United States of America
on
21 Apr 2017.
Last update on 21 Apr 2017
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France,
14 Apr 2017, INES: 1
During the night of 13 to 14 April 2017, a gamma densitometer (Troxler 3440), which was used on a levelling work site, has been stolen from its storage location (Southern France).
It contains 2 radiation sources as follows :
1 Cesium 137 of 296 MBq activity
1 Americium/Beryllium 241 of 1480 MBq...
Reported by
Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN)
of
France
on
14 Apr 2017.
Last update on 14 Apr 2017
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Mexico,
13 Feb 2017, INES: 1
On February 13th, 2017 at aproximately 11:30 hours (UTC-6) in the 4+500 kilometer highway Palmillas, Apaseo el Alto, in San Juan del Rio, Queretaro, Mexico, a nuclear density gauge was stolen. The device is a density gauge that contains the following radioactive sources:
Am-241/Be with an...
Reported by
Comision Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias
of
Mexico
on
02 Mar 2017.
Last update on 02 Mar 2017
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Mexico,
23 Jan 2017, INES: 1
On January 23th, 2017 at approximately 16:30 hours (UTC-6) in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, occurred the armed robbery of a vehicle that was transporting a CPN nuclear densimeter that contained the radioactive sources Cs-137 serial number 8961GQ and Am-241/Be serial number 9144NK.
On January...
Reported by
Comision Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias
of
Mexico
on
02 Mar 2017.
Last update on 02 Mar 2017
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Norway,
24 Oct 2016, INES: 1
Fuel rods were unloaded October 17 2016, and placed in an open container in the handling compartment. The reactor was then in shutdown. On October 20th increased levels of noble gasses were detected in the filters from the handling compartment. The fuel in the handling compartment was inspected...
Reported by
Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority
of
Norway
on
02 Mar 2017.
Last update on 02 Mar 2017
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United Kingdom,
08 Jan 2017, INES: 2
Sampling of radioactive material was taking place on a reprocessing facility. This sampling task is performed twice daily and experienced senior staff are used to perform the operation. On this occasion a Shift Team Leader was engaged to undertake the task. Upon leaving the building and using the...
Reported by
Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)
of
United Kingdom
on
01 Mar 2017.
Last update on 01 Mar 2017
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United Kingdom,
15 Aug 2016, INES: 2
Radiographers were working in a cell in a redundant reprocessing facility, carrying out digital imaging of legacy crates using X-rays in order to identify their contents.
This cell is an area of known high background radiation containing ten legacy crates.
A previous health physics survey of...
Reported by
Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)
of
United Kingdom
on
20 Jan 2017.
Last update on 20 Jan 2017
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