INES Levels
INES N/A
INES 0
INES 1
INES 2
INES 3
INES 4
INES 5
INES 6
INES 7

INES 1: Anomaly

Impact on Defence-in-Depth
  • Overexposure of a member of the public in excess of statutory ­annual limits.
  • Minor problems with safety components with significant defence-in-depth remaining.
  • Low activity lost or stolen radioactive source, device or transport package.
(Arrangements for reporting minor events to the public differ from country to country. Also, it is difficult to ensure precise consistency in rating events between INES Level-1 and Below scale/Level-0)
Legenda & explanation
date title location 
2000-12-04Loss of a radioactive package between Orange (84-France) and Thrion-Gardals (28-France)FranceSAPHYMO
2000-12-28Radioactive source found in scrap recycling facility in GreeceGreeceHELLENIC STEEL PRODUCTION CO.
2001-04-04Discovery of an Interlock Defeat applied to the Fuelling Machine d/P/dT Protection system without applicationUnited KingdomDUNGENESS-B1 UNIT A
2001-04-11Shut down of Rovno NPP unit 2 because of fall of a crane's boomUkraineROVNO-2
2001-06-20Incorrect calculation of an algorithm in overload protection devices for local power distribution at Ringhals 2 NPP.SwedenRINGHALS-2
2001-06-30Unauthorized dismantling of a furnace containing Co-60 radioactive sourcesRomaniaS.C. Forever/ Calan
2001-07-19Underdimensioned rupture disc installed in the FILTRA-systemSwedenBARSEBECK-2
2001-08-09New equipment with CO-60 in steel flanges in non-nuclear research instituteNetherlandsSCRAPYARD
2001-10-09Iridium source lost in a stolen vanBelgiumBINCH
2001-11-29Loss of radioactive source Cs-137 included in a Beckman deviceRomaniaCERNAVODA-1
2001-12-04Loss of a type "A" package during a road shipment between France and ItalyFranceCIS BIO INTERNATIONAL
2001-12-14DESTRUCTION OF A PIPING INSIDE CONTAINMENTGermanyBRUNSBUETTEL
2002-01-18Radioactice source found in a scrap recycling facility in GreeceGreeceHalivourgiki / Aspropirgos
2002-01-21THEFT OF NUCLEAR GAUGE WITH CS-137 AND AM-BE SOURCESPeruLima
2002-02-16Site contamination at Khmelnitsky NPPUkraineKHMELNITSKI-1
2002-04-05Steam Generator Tube FailureSouth KoreaULCHIN-4
2002-04-09Damage of a type "A" package during transhipment at Roissy airport (France) between Poland and UkraineFranceRoissy Charles De Gaulle airport
2002-07-05Unshielded Radioactive Source Eu-152 in Metal scrapNetherlandsUzimet BV, Rijswijk ZH
2002-08-069 Identical Strontium-90 Radioactive Sources Found in Metal Scrap from ArmeniaNetherlandsJewometaal, Rotterdam-Botlek
2002-11-28Improper performance of radiographySloveniaWelding Institute, Ljubljana
2002-12-24Start-up Instrumentation ImpairmentCanadaBRUCE-7
2003-01-20Reactor Protection Actuation and safety injectionBulgariaKOZLODUY-3
2003-04-09THEFT OF NUCLEAR GAUGEPeruLima
2003-04-12Loss of an industrial radiography device containing 138 GBq of iridium 192IndiaOther
2003-04-25Heavy water leak from a defuelled coolant channel in a PHWR during Inspection, with reactor in shutdown stateIndiaNARORA-2
2003-07-01Radiological incident occurred in the fuel element auxiliary pool, involving Co-60 withdrawn from an adjuster unitArgentinaEMBALSE
2003-12-02Missing Radioactive GaugeUnited States of AmericaGeismar
2003-12-08Incidents of Radioactivity in Consumer ProductsCanadaConsumer Products
2003-12-16Process vessel with natural uranium compound found in stainless steel scrapNetherlandsJewometaal, Rotterdam-Botlek
2003-12-23Contamination of Demineralized Water System & Uncontrolled Minor Radioactivity ReleaseSouth KoreaYONGGWANG-5