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INES 2: Incident

Impact on People and Environment:
  • Exposure of a member of the public in excess of 10 mSv.
  • Exposure of a worker in excess of the statutory annual limits.
Impact on Radiological Barriers and Control:
  • Radiation levels in an operating area of more than 50 mSv/h.
  • Significant contamination within the facility into an area not expected by design.
Impact on Defence-in-Depth:
  • Significant failures in safety ­provisions but with no actual ­consequences.
  • Found highly radioactive sealed orphan source, device or transport package with safety provisions intact.
  • Inadequate packaging of a highly radioactive sealed source.
▸ Legenda & explanation
date title location 
2015-08-18Irradiation of a worker during scheduled NNP outage at Le BlayaisFranceBLAYAIS-4
2015-06-30Bordeaux University: discovery of radioactive sources and incidental exposure of personsFranceBordeaux University
2015-05-06Worker OverexposureUnited States of AmericaOverland Park, Kansas / DBI, INC.
2015-03-17Overexposure to RadiographerUnited States of AmericaAlabaster, Alabama/Vital Inspection Professionals
2015-03-02Transport incident of a gamma ray projectorFranceSt Pol-sur-Mer (59) and Courcelles-les-Lens (62)
2015-02-27Overexposure to Nuclear Medicine TechnologistUnited States of AmericaPhoenix, AZ / Baptist Hospital and Medical Center
2015-02-27Overexposure to Nuclear Medicine TechnologistUnited States of AmericaPhoenix, Arizona/Phoenix Baptist Hospital and Med
2015-01-28Overexposure of a workerPolandNational Centre for Nuclear Research
2015-01-16Overexposure to RadiographerUnited States of AmericaBaton Rouge, Louisiana/Acuren Inspection
2014-11-16Realizing of maintenance activities without respecting the proceduresBelgiumSterigenics
2014-10-14A practitioner’s regulatory annual exposure dose limit was exceededFranceBordeaux University Hospital - Pellegrin Hospital
2014-09-08Overexposure of radiographyworker over the annual limitNorwayInspecta, Randaberg, Stavanger
2014-08-18Interventional Radiology: exposure of a health professional in excess of the annual dose limitFranceVal de Saône Polyclinic in Mâcon
2014-07-17Overexposure to workers to radiografic sourceNorwayOceaneering Asset Integrity
2014-06-11Irradiation of a worker during an intervention using gamma ray projectorFranceWorksite in Pau (Pyrénées Atlantiques département)
2014-04-18Exposure of a worker during radiographic inspectionsFranceDCNS site
2014-04-09Overexposure to RadiographerUnited States of AmericaMarietta, Ohio / Acuren Inspection, Inc.
2014-03-13Overexposure to RadiographerUnited States of AmericaLaPorte, Texas/Acuren Inspection
2013-12-02Internal contamination of radiation workers during radioactive waste managementHungaryRad. Waste and Disposal Facility at Puspokszilagy
2013-10-31Exposure of workers performing industrial radiographySloveniabuilding construction site of thermo PP Šoštanj
2013-10-26Deficiency in the determination of the uranium content of liquid waste tanksNetherlandsMolybdenum Production Facility / Petten
2013-10-17Deficiency in the determination of the uranium content of liquid waste tanksNetherlandsMolybdenum Production Facility / Petten
2013-10-13Overexposure to Radiopharmacy WorkerUnited States of AmericaTopeka, Kansas/St. Francis Health Center
2013-09-26Common cause mechanical deficiency in control rodsNetherlandsHigh Flux Reactor / Petten
2013-09-23Overexposure to Radiopharmacy WorkerUnited States of AmericaAugusta, Georgia/Cardinal Health
2013-08-23Exposure of a worker in excess of statutory annual dose limitsFranceLAMA (CEA Grenoble)
2013-08-13Stolen of a radioactive sourceIranIslamic Republic of, Tabriz, Tabriz University
2013-08-02Uncontrolled release of radioactive effluents into the public sewerage systemFranceBordeaux university hospital
2013-07-19Overexposure to RadiographerUnited States of AmericaAmelia, Louisiana/Bayou Inspection Services, Inc.
2013-05-30Interventional Radiology - Exceeding of the maximum regulatory annual effective doseFranceSaint-Eloi Hospital (Montpellier)