INES directory

On this page you can browse the directory of reported nuclear and radiation incidents reported to the IAEA.

Please be aware that this directory is not complete, certainly not below INES-2, as different national regulatory bodies have different measures as to what to report to the IAEA and what not.

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Event date Location Incident INES level
2013-10-26 Molybdenum Production Facility / Petten Deficiency in the determination of the uranium content of liquid waste tanks 2
2013-10-17 Molybdenum Production Facility / Petten Deficiency in the determination of the uranium content of liquid waste tanks 2
2013-09-26 High Flux Reactor / Petten Common cause mechanical deficiency in control rods 2
2013-02-19 High Flux Reactor Petten Deficiency in the safety evaluation of the primary reactor drain line 2
2008-08-28 Covidien, Mallinckrodt Medical B.V., Petten Radiation Worker Skin Overexposure 1
2007-09-10 Customs Office Maasvlakte; Bosporustraat 5; NL-3199 LJ;Rotterdam Maasvlakte Ladies handbags with buckles containing Co-60
2007-02-12 Jewometaal, Rotterdam-Botlek Radioactive source (Cs-137) found at a scrap yard 1
2006-12-21 Customs Office Maasvlakte; Bosporustraat 5; NL-3199 LJ;Rotterdam Maasvlakte Ladies handbags with buckles containing Co-60
2006-06-22 Jewometaal, Rotterdam-Botlek One partly shielded Cs-137 radioactive source found in a 40 ft scrap container 1
2005-04-11 Jewometaal, Rotterdam-Botlek Three unshielded Cs-137 radioactive sources found at scrap yard 2
2003-12-16 Jewometaal, Rotterdam-Botlek Process vessel with natural uranium compound found in stainless steel scrap 1
2003-11-11 REUKEMA BLOCQ EN MANESCHIJN B.V., Harderwijk Unshielded strontium-90 (Sr-90/Y-90) radioactive source found in metalscrap from Nigeria 2
2003-08-07 Jewometaal, Rotterdam-Botlek One unshielded and two shielded Cs-137 radioactive sources found at a scrap yard 2
2002-08-06 Jewometaal, Rotterdam-Botlek 9 Identical Strontium-90 Radioactive Sources Found in Metal Scrap from Armenia 1
2002-07-05 Uzimet BV, Rijswijk ZH Unshielded Radioactive Source Eu-152 in Metal scrap 1
2001-08-09 SCRAPYARD New equipment with CO-60 in steel flanges in non-nuclear research institute 1
2001-07-03 Jewometaal, Rotterdam-Botlek Unshielded strontium-90 source found at scrapyard 2
2000-09-19 Jewometaal, Rotterdam-Botlek Unshielded Cs-137 source found in metal scrap 1
1996-11-21 BORSSELE Operation of unit with insufficient containment function 2

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