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Mexico,
20 Sep 2024, INES: 1
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 23 Sep 2024
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United States of America,
22 Feb 2024, INES: 2
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
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Indonesia,
11 Jan 2024, INES: 1
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
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Mexico,
04 Jan 2024, INES: 0
On January 4, 2024, the Unit 1 was operating at 100% power. At 09:00 (local time) the steam tunnel cooling unit “1-RRA-FC-009A” was started due to equipment rotation resulting in the loss of energy in the Motor Control Center (MCC) “1-R31-MCC-1BA-AA” with the failure of the electrical protection of...
Reported by
Comision Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias
of
Mexico
on
12 Jan 2024.
Last update on 12 Jan 2024
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United States of America,
11 Dec 2023, INES: 2
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
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United Kingdom,
15 Nov 2023, INES: 2
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
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Mexico,
18 Oct 2023, INES: 1
A radiography camera (Industrial Nuclear Co.,model IR 100) along with a pickup vehicle was stolen by organized crime in Corregidora Ortiz 1ª Sección S/N, primera-5A, Ciudad del Carmen, Tabasco. México. The IR 100 camera serial number is 7510 and contains a CATEGORY 3
radioactive source of...
Reported by
Comision Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias
of
Mexico
on
18 Oct 2023.
Last update on 25 Oct 2023
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United States of America,
26 Sep 2023, INES: 2
A radiography trainee received a dose of 0.075 Sv (7.50 rem) to the whole body and 0.258 Sv (25.8 rem) to the extremities due to a disconnected 2.33 TBq (63 Ci) Ir-192 source. This dose was determined through reconstruction of the event and dose calculations. The trainee did not wear his dosimetry...
Reported by
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
of
United States of America
on
07 Dec 2023.
Last update on 07 Dec 2023
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Germany,
24 Sep 2023, INES: 2
On 24.09.2023, an employee of a company carried out a weld inspection in a radiation protection bunker using an X-ray device. After the measurement, the employee – who is also the radiation protection officer - went into the bunker to carry out further work. After completing the work inside the...
Reported by
Gesellschaft für Anlagen und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) mbH
of
Germany
on
08 Nov 2023.
Last update on 08 Nov 2023
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Germany,
09 Mar 2023, INES: 3
On 09.03.2023, an employee of a company carried out a weld inspection using an X-ray device. To align a workpiece to be tested, the worker left his workstation disregarding the radiation protection warning measures, which consist of a barrier rope, a flashing warning light and the warning signal of...
Reported by
Gesellschaft für Anlagen und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) mbH
of
Germany
on
15 Aug 2024.
Last update on 15 Aug 2024
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United Kingdom,
31 Dec 2019, INES: 2
The incident occurred at a private boarding school where pupils, employees and their children had been exposed to high levels of radon gas in the atmosphere.
The two employees and their two children were exposed to the high radon gas levels as a result of working and living at the school. The...
Reported by
Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)
of
United Kingdom
on
26 Jan 2024.
Last update on 26 Jan 2024
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