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Mexico,
22 Mar 2023, INES: 1
On March 22, 2023 at approximately 11:00 a.m. (UTC-6), the theft of four industrial radiography devices with the following characteristics was reported to the CNSNS offices:
1. Brand: AEA Technology, model: DELTA 880, Serial No. D2810, which houses a radioactive source of Ir-192 with serial...
Reported by
Comision Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias
of
Mexico
on
30 Mar 2023.
Last update on 30 Mar 2023
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United States of America,
09 Mar 2023, INES: 2
On March 9, 2023, a radiography camera containing a 4.48 TBq (121 Ci) Ir-192 source was stolen from a licensee’s truck. The radiography crew left the job site to get food at a restaurant. The radiographers failed to set the alarm on the dark room of the truck and left the key for the transport box...
Reported by
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
of
United States of America
on
15 Mar 2023.
Last update on 15 Mar 2023
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Mexico,
14 Feb 2023, INES: 0
On February 15, 2023 (15:40 UTC), the CNSNS received a notification issued by the Licensee about the theft of a moisture and density testing gauge (Troxler model 3440) in Hermosillo, Sonora State. The theft took place when the personnel stopped at Aguascalientes Avenue, Hermosillo Sonora, leaving...
Reported by
Comision Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias
of
Mexico
on
15 Feb 2023.
Last update on 17 Feb 2023
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United States of America,
14 Dec 2022, INES: 2
A radiographer received approximately 0.055 Sv (5.5 rem) when a radiograpy exposure was performed. The radiographer was between the source and the pipe being tested for approximately one minute. The distance from the 1.12 TBq (30.4 Ci) Co-60 source to the pipe was two feet. There were a total of...
Reported by
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
of
United States of America
on
23 Dec 2022.
Last update on 23 Dec 2022
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France,
31 Oct 2022, INES: 2
A worker was carrying out maintenance work close to an X-ray generator used to measure the thickness of steel sheets. The X-ray generator was operating while the maintenance work was in progress, whereas it should have been switched off in order to avoid all risk of accidental exposure of the...
Reported by
Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN)
of
France
on
16 Dec 2022.
Last update on 16 Dec 2022
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United States of America,
30 Sep 2022, INES: 2
A nuclear medicine technologist received a whole body dose of approximately 0.113 Sv (11.3 rem) over the third quarter of 2022. The last seven years of dosimetry for this employee consistently show total annual occupational exposures at or near 10% of the annual limits. Employee’s job duties did...
Reported by
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
of
United States of America
on
21 Feb 2023.
Last update on 21 Feb 2023
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Hungary,
29 May 2022, INES: 1
On March 31, 2022 at 9:45 a.m. the first storage tube – no. 22-A-24 – of the storage tube group no. 22/7 was serviced which means a spent fuel assembly was placed into it, got closed and filled up with N2+He gas. As the nitrogen monitoring system of this storage tube group was not filled up with...
Reported by
Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority
of
Hungary
on
27 Jun 2022.
Last update on 27 Jun 2022
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United Kingdom,
25 May 2022, INES: 2
The routine internal dosimetry monitoring programme identified an unexplained positive result for one worker.
Extensive investigation, including bioassay data analysis and a detailed review of working circumstances and facility state, concluded that the worker received an internal (effective)...
Reported by
Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)
of
United Kingdom
on
19 Oct 2022.
Last update on 19 Oct 2022
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Belgium,
05 May 2022, INES: 2
During the quality control of the welds of a newly installed piping, the radiographer performing the operations was exposed to the radiation of a 737 GBq Se-75 source during a short period of time (approximately between 60 and 90 seconds). During the removal of the collimator, the radiographer did...
Reported by
Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC)
of
Belgium
on
18 May 2022.
Last update on 18 May 2022
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Hungary,
21 Apr 2022, INES: 1
In Nitrogénművek Co. Ltd. (Pétfürdő, Hungary) urea production plant operators realized abnormal parameters during production. Following the technological procedures LB 3223-1 Compack fixed level gauge (produced by Berthold) found to be failed. During the inspection of fixed level gauge, stainless...
Reported by
Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority
of
Hungary
on
09 May 2022.
Last update on 09 May 2022
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Hungary,
24 Mar 2022, INES: 2
A radiographer of Borsodchem Co. Ltd. received approximately 133,5 mSv dose when a radiography source was unable to be retracted into an industrial radiography device. The radiographer handled the guide tube and collimator with the 2,782 TBq Se-75 source in an unshielded position. Finally the...
Reported by
Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority
of
Hungary
on
08 Jun 2022.
Last update on 08 Jun 2022
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Iran, Islamic Republic of,
27 Feb 2022, INES: 0
On 27th February 2022, the National Radiation Protection Department (NRPD) of Iran Nuclear Regulatory Authority (INRA) received an alarm from a Radiation Portal Monitoring System (RPMS) installed in west border of the country for monitoring trucks carrying imported goods. Reported count rate from...
Reported by
Iran Nuclear Regulatory Authority (INRA)
of
Iran, Islamic Republic of
on
12 Jun 2022.
Last update on 12 Jun 2022
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Poland,
08 Feb 2022, INES: 3
On February 8, 2022 an alarm from a radiation portal monitoring system was activated at the metal scrap yard in Dąbrowa Górnicza. The alarm was triggered by a courier parcel. The services of the regional governor were directed to the site in order to take radiometric measurements. The parcel...
Reported by
Radiation Emergency Centre, National Atomic Energy Agency
of
Poland
on
25 May 2022.
Last update on 25 May 2022
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Japan,
29 May 2021, INES: 3
On May 29, 2021 the fluorescent X-ray adhesion meter (output 50kV x 40mA) was inspected and calibrated at the Nippon Steel Setouchi Works in Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture.
There are three main operations for irradiating X-rays with this device.
・ Power supply to this device
・ Increase the...
Reported by
Nuclear Regulatory Authority
of
Japan
on
09 May 2022.
Last update on 09 May 2022
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Hungary,
19 May 2021, INES: 2
A radiography worker was performing radiographic testing with an ERESCO200 MF industrial X-ray machine. During the activity between two explosion the worker had to enter the explosion area and only when he returned to the X-ray machine he realized that the X-ray machine was not switched off. During...
Reported by
Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority
of
Hungary
on
20 Jul 2022.
Last update on 20 Jul 2022
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