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Spain, 13 Dec 2024, INES: 1

Package containing four radioactive sources lost.

On Thursday 12th December 2024, LOMA SYSTEMS S.R.O. sent from the Czech Republic a B(U) package, model NE4C, with 4 encapsulated radioactive sources of Se-75 (3.4 TBq each one), used for industrial radiography, to a radioactive facility located in Madrid. These sources are classified as category 2...
Reported by Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear (CSN) of Spain on 18 Dec 2024. Last update on 18 Dec 2024


Mexico, 20 Nov 2024, INES: 0

Fuel misplaced

On November 20, 2024, at around 15:00 hours, during the inspection carried out by IAEA safeguards personnel to perform the Criticality test of the MXA-TRIGA Mark III Reactor and verify its reactor configuration, it was detected that in position B-1 of ring B, which should be empty according to the...
Reported by Comision Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias of Mexico on 23 Nov 2024. Last update on 23 Nov 2024


Mexico, 20 Sep 2024, INES: 1

Theft of a nuclear gauge

On September 20, at approximately 16:51 (UTC-22.51), the theft of a CPN nuclear densimeter, model MC-1, serial number MD10700322, was reported to the CNSNS office, which contains the following radioactive sources: 1- Am-241/Be (with an activity today of 1.75 GBq) 2- Cs–137 (with an activity...
Reported by Comision Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias of Mexico on 23 Sep 2024. Last update on 10 Dec 2024


Norway, 04 Sep 2024, INES: 1

Triggering of the fire sprinkler system in a fuel production facility at a research center

During an exercise, the fire sprinkler system in a laboratory building was activated. Approximately 2000 liters of water affected 9 rooms in the facility. The water was gathered and collected in storage tanks. No radioactive contamination was detected in the water nor in the equipment used in the...
Reported by Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (DSA) of Norway on 17 Dec 2024. Last update on 17 Dec 2024


United States of America, 22 Feb 2024, INES: 2

Worker Exceeded Annual Extremity Dose Limit

An employee received a dose of 0.95 Sv (95 rem) to the extremities (hands) due to improper handling and response to an incident involving a damaged 85.1 MBq (2.3 mCi) Co-60 source. This dose was estimated by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and confirmed by the licensee. The source was...
Reported by Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of United States of America on 17 Apr 2024. Last update on 17 Apr 2024


Czech Republic, 11 Jan 2024, INES: 2

Unavailability of Reactor protection system of unit 3

Dukovany NPP is equipped by a digital Control and Protection system of Reactor. On January 11, 2024 Unit 3 of Dukovany NPP was a few days before refuelling outage, on stable operation on Power and Temperature effect with actual power 97 % Nnom, operation was in accordance with manuals. Routine...
Reported by State Office for Nuclear Safety of Czech Republic on 18 Oct 2024. Last update on 18 Oct 2024


Indonesia, 11 Jan 2024, INES: 1

Missing dangerous source during transport had been found

On 11 January 2024 around 18.00 hours local time, BAPETEN received notification of missing dangerous source during transportation of a gamma camera containing of Ir-192 (the activity of the source when the incident occurred was 1917,8 GBq/51,8 Ci) in Sub District Jambangan, Surabaya, East Java....
Reported by Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (BAPETEN) of Indonesia on 28 May 2024. Last update on 28 May 2024


United States of America, 11 Dec 2023, INES: 2

Worker Exceeded Annual Dose Limit

On December 11, 2023, a pharmaceutical technician noted a pressure issue with a synthesis cell, which contained 11.29 GBq (305 mCi) of Fluorine-18. The pharmaceutical technician opened the synthesis cell and Fluorine-18 splashed onto their upper chest, neck, and underarm. The pharmaceutical...
Reported by Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of United States of America on 21 Aug 2024. Last update on 21 Aug 2024


United Kingdom, 15 Nov 2023, INES: 2

Partial loss of post-trip cooling

The planned reactor trip triggered switching of the reactor’s eight Gas Circulators' (GC) power supply from “nominal - 11kV” to “variable speed – 3.3kV”. The 3.3kV power supply is provided by four Variable Frequency Convertors (VFC) and four Variable Speed Drives (VSD). In this case two VFC failed...
Reported by Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) of United Kingdom on 29 Apr 2024. Last update on 29 Apr 2024


Korea, Republic of, 12 Sep 2023, INES: 2

Accidential Exposure of Industrial Radiography Worker

On September 12, 2023, during industrial radiography, the control cable of the equipment ruptured, causing the radiation source(Ir-192, 1.75 TBq) to detach inside the guide tube. The worker was unable to notice the detachment of the radiation source in time due to the lack of proper radiation...
Reported by Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC) of Korea, Republic of on 26 Dec 2024. Last update on 26 Dec 2024


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