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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: Wed, 22-05-1996
ERF description: At 9.50 hours on 21.5.1996 an inflaming of acetone vapour occurred during cleaning of pressure air tank in the air chamber. After an explosion four workers of two supplier firms were injured. One of them was transported to the hospital in BRNO (special department for burns), the other were nursed in the NPP Dukovany and in the hospital in Trebic. This incident happened during an outage of the second unit (planned annual maintenance) on an outdoor installation out of unit building. The event is not related to nuclear and radiation safety. No damage of installation and no financial loss were assessed.
Justification of rating: the public interest and media response (TV, radio, press) are a reason for this information).
ERF rating date: 22-05-1996
ERF contact person: J. DUSEK
ERF address: SLEZSKA 9, Czech Republic
ERF affiliation: SATE OFFICE FOR NUCLEAR SAFETY

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