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Poland,
25 Aug 2016, INES: 1
On the 25th of August 2016 the lack of two density gauges containing a category 5 radioactive source each (Am-241 activities 240 MBq and 185 MBq) was discovered at a former barite mining facility. The gauges were not in use and were to be disposed of. The gauges were supposedly stolen but the...
Reported by
National Atomic Energy Agency
of
Poland
on
31 Aug 2016.
Last update on 31 Aug 2016
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United States of America,
11 May 2016, INES: 2
During the performance of industrial radiography, the licensee radiographer taped the radiography camera’s guide tube to a jig in preparation for an exposure shot. During the exposure shot, the guide tube fell and the radiographer re-taped it to the jig without first retracting the source back...
Reported by
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
of
United States of America
on
28 Jun 2016.
Last update on 28 Jun 2016
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Finland,
07 Mar 2016, INES: 1
Event Abstract:
A sealed radioactive Cs-137 source contaminated the premises of waste management company and also the neighboring rooms used by Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK). The event was found out on 7 March 2016.
The source, activity presently 360 MBq, had been used...
Reported by
Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK)
of
Finland
on
23 Jun 2016.
Last update on 23 Jun 2016
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Japan,
20 Apr 2016, INES: n/a
Around 19:20 on 20 April 2016, TEPCO found that RO-concentrated water was leaking from a heat-insulating material of transfer piping to G-6 tank area.
Extent of soil contaminated by leakage was about 30 cm × 30 cm.
The leak was stopped after shut down of transferring RO-concentrated water.
The...
Reported by
Nuclear Regulation Authority
of
Japan
on
18 May 2016.
Last update on 18 May 2016
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India,
11 Mar 2016, INES: 1
On March 11, 2016, Kakrapar-1 was operating at 220 MWe. At about 0852 hrs, primary containment (pump room) pressure high alarm appeared in control room. Both fast acting reactor shutdown systems and liquid poison injection system actuated automatically and brought the reactor to long term...
Reported by
Atomic Energy Regulatory Board
of
India
on
14 Mar 2016.
Last update on 14 Mar 2016
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Argentina,
27 Aug 2015, INES: 3
On September 08, 2015, Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ARN) was informed about a radiological incident during industrial radiography of a boiler´s manifold in the Thermoelectric Power Station, located in Río Turbio, Santa Cruz.
Two workers were exposed to a radiation field of 1.62 TBq (44 Ci) of...
Reported by
Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear (ARN)
of
Argentina
on
11 Feb 2016.
Last update on 11 Feb 2016
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United States of America,
27 Jan 2016, INES: 2
During an inspection in January 2016, the State of Florida noted that one of the licensee's employees working with a particle accelerator had exceeded the 50 mSv (5 rem) worker exposure limit for 2015 (overexposure nominally was 52 mSv (5.2 rem)). This employee also had nine high exposure...
Reported by
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
of
United States of America
on
03 Feb 2016.
Last update on 03 Feb 2016
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United States of America,
11 Nov 2015, INES: 2
After performing a radiograph, the radiographer believed he had cranked the source back inside the camera. However, when he went to retrieve the film, he noticed that his survey meter was reading off-scale, and then he noticed that his pocket dosimeter also read off-scale. The radiographer’s...
Reported by
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
of
United States of America
on
19 Nov 2015.
Last update on 19 Nov 2015
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Iran, Islamic Republic of,
23 Sep 2015, INES: 3
Two industrial radiographers who were involved in an oil refinery projects, overexposed by Gamma radiation of Ir-92, 35 Ci. On 23/09/2015, one of the radiographers dismantled the guide tube without noticing that the source/holder was detached and stocked in the guide tube due to not having survey...
Reported by
Iran Nuclear Regulatory Authority (INRA)
of
Iran, Islamic Republic of
on
18 Nov 2015.
Last update on 18 Nov 2015
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France,
18 Aug 2015, INES: 2
On 21st August 2015, ASN was informed by EDF of the accidental exposure of a worker from an EDF contractor to a dose of ionising radiation exceeding the regulation limit.
On 18th August, during the check carried out prior to exiting the limited access area, contamination was detected on the...
Reported by
Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN)
of
France
on
05 Nov 2015.
Last update on 05 Nov 2015
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