A worker in the nuclear medicine department of the Angers Hospital has received a dose of 723 mSv to the hands during the month of November 2018. Due to late transmission of dosimeters, it was known only in January 2019. Investigation at the hospital could not identify the causes for the... Reported by Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN) of France on 04 Mar 2019. Last update on 04 Mar 2019
On the 21st of January 2019 a well-logging geophysical probe containing 239 GBq activity 241-Am-Be sealed source was dropped to the bottom of a1800 m deep well near Pecs city, Hungary. The cause of the event was the break of the probe head due to material failure. The measurements of the drilling... Reported by Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority of Hungary on 08 Feb 2019. Last update on 19 Feb 2019
On January 14, 2019, a shielded container (Type-A package) having Cs-137 source of 80 GBq (meant for well logging purpose) was transported in a vehicle from the drilling site (Malleshwaram, Andhra Pradesh) to logging base of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), Rajahmundry in Andhra... Reported by Atomic Energy Regulatory Board of India on 31 Jan 2019. Last update on 31 Jan 2019