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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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France,
31 Jan 2019, INES: 2
A worker in the nuclear medicine department of the Angers Hospital has received a dose of 723 mSv to the hands during the month of November 2018. Due to late transmission of dosimeters, it was known only in January 2019.
Investigation at the hospital could not identify the causes for the...
Reported by
Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN)
of
France
on
04 Mar 2019.
Last update on 04 Mar 2019
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Hungary,
21 Jan 2019, INES: 1
On the 21st of January 2019 a well-logging geophysical probe containing 239 GBq activity 241-Am-Be sealed source was dropped to the bottom of a1800 m deep well near Pecs city, Hungary. The cause of the event was the break of the probe head due to material failure. The measurements of the drilling...
Reported by
Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority
of
Hungary
on
08 Feb 2019.
Last update on 19 Feb 2019
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India,
16 Jan 2019, INES: 1
On January 14, 2019, a shielded container (Type-A package) having Cs-137 source of 80 GBq (meant for well logging purpose) was transported in a vehicle from the drilling site (Malleshwaram, Andhra Pradesh) to logging base of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), Rajahmundry in Andhra...
Reported by
Atomic Energy Regulatory Board
of
India
on
31 Jan 2019.
Last update on 31 Jan 2019
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United Kingdom,
31 Dec 2018, INES: 2
In September 2018, as part of a regulatory intervention on external corrosion management, the UK nuclear safety regulator (Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)) issued a direction for Dungeness B nuclear power station to carry out a review and reassessment of safety addressing the corrosion of...
Reported by
Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)
of
United Kingdom
on
17 Jan 2019.
Last update on 17 Jan 2019
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Switzerland,
18 Dec 2018, INES: 1
On 18th December 2018, a Tc-99m generator was reported missing after delivery early in the morning by a nuclear medicine institute in Sion (Switzerland). The generator (Manufacturer: BE Imaging AG, dimensions of the device are approx. 15cm x 30cm) contains 35.4 GBq Mo-99.
On the 15th of January,...
Reported by
Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate - ENSI
of
Switzerland
on
19 Dec 2018.
Last update on 10 Apr 2019
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