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 INES 2 |
Overexposure to Radiographer’s Assistant |
On April 16, 2012, the licensee radiographer’s assistant informed the licensee Radiation Safety Officer that his pocket dosimeter had gone off scale 10 days prior. The licensee sent the radiographer’s permanent badge for processing and the result was a 250 mSv (25 rem) whole body dose reading. The State of Florida was informed of the dose on April 24, and has verified the dose. The State of Florida continues its investigation.
INES 1 |
Fire and abnormal primary circuit leak occured at Penly NPP n°2 reactor |
On 5 April 2012, at around 12 midday local time, ASN was informed by the operator EDF that a fire had started in the n°2 reactor building of the Penly NPP (North-West of France). The reactor automatically shut down.
EDF teams and the local firemen brigades entered the reactor building and extinguished burning oil. The firemen ensured the fire was totally extinguished.
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Spillage from water pipe in the room with nuclear materials |
Due to low temperatures, in February, the spillage from water pipe occurred in the Vinca Institute in the room with the nuclear materials under the Safeguards control. All nuclear materials remained secured at the same place. The water was collected from the floor, sampled and analyzed. During this event there were no exposures of the workers and the public. There is no dicharges to the environment.
INES 3 |
Overexposure to Radiographer |
During work activities, a licensee’s radiographer [Radiographer A] appears to have been overexposed while carrying a guide tube that contained a 2.405 TBq (65 curies) Ir-192 source. Radiographer A was conducting work activities on a platform. When he had completed the series of shots, he signaled to Radiographer B, on the deck below, to crank in the source. Radiographer A surveyed the camera and then disconnected the source guide tube and laid it on the scaffold while he lowered the camera.
INES 2 |
Overexposure to Radiographer |
A licensee radiographer was performing radiography using a QSA D880 radiography camera containing a 1.37 TBq (37 curie) Ir-192 source. The radiographer approached the guide tube without verifying that the survey meter was functioning. When the radiographer attempted to crank the source out through the guide tube, the radiographer discovered that the source was already fully cranked out. The radiographer then cranked the source back into the body of the radiography camera and notified the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO).
INES 3 |
Accident in industrial radiography |
A radiographer was taking several radiographic films to a pipes by the night. In order to be sure that the guide tube was correctly the radiographer went to the tube guide an collimator to fix them. This operation was made by 40 times. Eventually the radiographer touched with his left hand, at least 10 times, the tube guide where the source was unnoticed. Also, two auxiliar staff went to the radiographer position carrying the films to be checked at least by 40 and 20 times. The radioactive source was 3199,5 GBq Ir-192. The event was detected at the end of job.
INES 1 |
Hazardous manipulation of a lightning rod with Ra-226 |
On April 7 ITN ( the Nuclear and Technological Institute), the institution responsible for the interim storage of radioactive waste in Portugal, was contacted by a private company that requested instructions on how to dismantle, handle and transport a radioactive lightning rod (containing a category 5 radioactive source). Detailed instructions were provided by ITN to the company.
On October 4, the lightning rod was finally delivered at ITN.
INES 2 |
Extremity Overexposure to Radiation Worker |
One of the licensee's cyclotron operators received an extremity acute overexposure of 530 mSv (53.01 rem) to the right finger during the month of September as a result of cyclotron operations. The acute exposure brought the individual's total extremity exposure to 690 mSv (69 rem) for the year. The Regulatory Authority for this cyclotron, the State of Kansas, is continuing their investigation of the incident.
INES 4 |
Overexposure of workers at irradiation facility - follow up |
History
The gamma-irradiation facility (GIF), located in the town of Stamboliyski, was put into operation in 1980, charged with 49 sealed Co-60 sources with a total activity of 426 TBq. The GIF was owned by the Agricultural Academy and had been used for the irradiation of food and agricultural products, as well as for scientific experiments.
From 1997 till 2005 the GIF has not been used for its intended purpose and the sources were temporarily stored in the facility. In 2005, the sources were transferred for long-term storage to the Novi Han RAW Repository.
INES 1 |
Found radioactive source |
On 28 Sep 2011 evening, a citizen equipped by the chance with a special watches with dosemeter, informed the Police of the Czech Republic that there was an increased radiation on a children playground in Prague 4. By activating the integrated emergency services the police and fire brigade arrived to the location. The increased radiation was confirmed, State Office for Nuclear Safety (SONS) dispatched a mobile group of National Radiation Protection Institute, which measures the radiation and identified the source. The amounts of dose were approx.
