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United States of America,
06 Oct 2021, INES: 2
A radiographer received approximately 0.093 Sv (9.3 rem) when a radiography source was unable to be retracted into an industrial radiography device. The radiographer handled the guide tube and collimator with the 3.367 TBq (91 Ci) Ir-192 source in an unshielded position. Dose reconstruction and...
Reported by
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
of
United States of America
on
21 Oct 2021.
Last update on 21 Oct 2021
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United Kingdom,
11 Dec 2020, INES: 2
The incident occurred at a radio-pharmacy facility used to produce Technetium-99m doses for medical purposes. One operator received a needle stick injury during the drawing of radiopharmaceutical doses from Technetium-99m elute stock.
Dose estimates have been made based upon assumptions that were...
Reported by
Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)
of
United Kingdom
on
19 Oct 2021.
Last update on 19 Oct 2021
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Hungary,
23 May 2021, INES: 1
The VOLVID PLC conducted gamma radiography to inspect welded joints at an industrial site of Borsodchem PLC at Kacincbarcika. The inspection was executed by a GammaMat SE device, containing a Category 3 Se-75 sealed radioactive source with 1,71 TBq activity. Upon competition of the inspection, the...
Reported by
Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority
of
Hungary
on
14 Sep 2021.
Last update on 14 Sep 2021
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France,
24 Aug 2021, INES: 2
On 27 August 2021, ASN (Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire), the French nuclear regulator, was notified by the Cruas nuclear power plant licensee of a significant radiation protection event concerning the exceeding of an annual individual dose limit by an EDF employee.
On 24 August 2021, two operators...
Reported by
Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN)
of
France
on
07 Sep 2021.
Last update on 07 Sep 2021
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France,
09 Oct 2020, INES: 2
The discovery by the University Hospitals of Strasbourg (HUS) of legacy radioactive sources and residual radioactive contamination in a building on the site of the Civil Hospital of Strasbourg was reported on the ASN website on 12 October 2020. Since that date, substantial investigations and...
Reported by
Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN)
of
France
on
07 Sep 2021.
Last update on 07 Sep 2021
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Finland,
28 Nov 2020, INES: 1
Several orphan Am-241 sources, which were inadvertently included in scrap metal, were melted in a Finnish steel factory. One event happened in 2019 and four events in 2020 as follows
- 2019, January 18th, estimated activity 1 100 MBq
- 2020, February 28th, estimated activity 1 400 MBq
- 2020,...
Reported by
Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK)
of
Finland
on
08 Apr 2021.
Last update on 08 Apr 2021
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United States of America,
11 Mar 2021, INES: 2
A radiographer was exposed to Ir-192 sources while working with industrial radiography cameras at a permanent fixed facility. The badge showed the individual involved received a dose of 0.07 Sv (7.2 rem). The radiographer potentially used different radiography cameras with different sources...
Reported by
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
of
United States of America
on
17 Mar 2021.
Last update on 17 Mar 2021
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Iran, Islamic Republic of,
24 Nov 2020, INES: 1
On 24th of November 2020, National Radiation Protection Department (NRPD) received an alarm from a radiation portal monitoring system installed in northwest border for monitoring trucks carrying imported goods.
Reported count rate from the truck loaded with copper scrap metals was 10 times of...
Reported by
Iran Nuclear Regulatory Authority (INRA)
of
Iran, Islamic Republic of
on
09 Mar 2021.
Last update on 09 Mar 2021
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Mexico,
19 Sep 2020, INES: 1
On September 19, 2020, was stolen from the back of a vehicle parked on public roads the theft an industrial radiography camera (model SPEC 150) owned by the company Radiografía y Ultrasonido Industrial de Veracruz S.A. of C.V.
The equipment contains a category 2 radioactive source of Iridium-192...
Reported by
Comision Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias
of
Mexico
on
08 Mar 2021.
Last update on 08 Mar 2021
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Pakistan,
09 Jan 2021, INES: 0
On January 09, 2021, C-1, C-2, C-3 and C-4 situated at Chashma Nuclear Power Generating Station faced severe grid fluctuations during operation at around 2341 hrs due to country wide power breakdown. C-1, C-2 and C-4 tripped on 'Reactor Coolant Pump (RCP) Bus Under Frequency' while C-3 tripped on...
Reported by
Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA)
of
Pakistan
on
02 Mar 2021.
Last update on 02 Mar 2021
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