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Event Report Forms (ERFs) are filed to the IAEA. Sometimes there are multiple event reports, updating the rating, the event description. Here you only see the latest event report

ERF send date: Tue, 19-11-1991
ERF description: While loading three new rejected fuel assemblies (FAs) into the shipping cask the rupture of the hoist cable with subsequent FA dropping occurred, which resulted in new FA damage. No damage to fuel rod cladding and no radioactivity releases occurred. The cause of cable rupture was the failure of the hoist end switch.
BASIS FOR RATING: Initiator - real, possible (new FA dropping). Safety function availability - full. According to Table A2 level 1 (A-2R) is assigned. Event cause reveals safety culture deficiencies (deficiencies in organizational-technical measures for FA transportation) and therefore the level higher by 1 has been chosen.
DIFFICULTIES IN RATING:
ERF rating date: 01-01-1991
ERF contact person: Mr. V.I. Andreev
ERF address: Kitaisky Proezd 7, 103074 Moscow, Ukraine
ERF affiliation: Min. of Nuclear Power and Industry, of the USSR, Dept. of Principle, Accident Dispatch

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