Legenda & explanation
date INES title location
14-12-1996INES 2Leakage on a piping connected to the primary circuitDAMPIERRE-1, France
05-02-1997INES 1Supposedly empty shipping containers found to contain nuclear materialENUSA, Spain
02-05-1997INES 2Workers receive dose exceeding statutory annual dose limitKOEBERG-1, South Africa
08-12-1995INES 1Secondary sodium leakage in the prototype fast breeder reactor MonjuMONJU, Japan
07-03-1997INES 2Exceeding the required operating limits, aggravated by safety culture problemsPALUEL-1, France
23-03-1997INES 0Leakage on thge feedwater recirculation pipeline of the steam-generator no. 1BN-350, Kazakhstan
11-03-1997INES 3Fire and Explosion at the Bituminization Demonstration Facility of the Reprocessing PlantTOKAI REPROCESSING PLANT, Japan
04-10-1996INES 2Emergency water/reheater drains distribution header damage inside the steam generatorsPOINT LEPREAU, Canada
11-03-1997INES 2Uncontrolled entry into room under reactor vessel during refuelling outageKOEBERG-2, South Africa
06-10-1996INES 1Scram of the reactor caused by a wrong operation of the control room operatorDUKOVANY-4, Czech Republic
08-07-1996INES 1Violation of limts and conditions - a late test of spray pumpsDUKOVANY-4, Czech Republic
21-04-1996INES 1Spurious signal for actuation of the ESFAS caused by human errorDUKOVANY-3, Czech Republic
16-04-1996INES 1Violation of limits and conditions - a late test of emergency core cooling system pumpsDUKOVANY-2, Czech Republic
04-02-1997INES 0Reactor trip due to short circuit on control and protection system of generatorARMENIA-2, Armenia
03-05-1996INES 2Radioactive contamination of the fertilizer due to Co-60 source failureSOFERT RACAU FACTORY, Romania
02-02-1997INES 2Release of airborne activity into the workplace resulted in a building evacuationBNFL, Sellafield, United Kingdom
03-02-1997INES 2Spillage of active liquorBNFL, Sellafield, United Kingdom
01-01-1995INES 2Intake of radioactive material by workerPFR DOUNREAY, United Kingdom
05-08-1996INES 1Release of iodine-131 from 131 production plant of nuclear chemistry division Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and TechnologyPINSTEC, Pakistan
17-01-1997INES 1Slow insertion of control rodsALMARAZ-2, Spain
28-02-1996INES 1Internal Contamination of Several Workers While Cleaning up EquipmentVANDELLOS-1, Spain
01-01-1997INES 0Inadvertent closure of the MSIV caused safety injection and plant tripKRSKO, Slovenia
21-11-1996INES 2Operation of unit with insufficient containment functionBORSSELE, Netherlands
01-11-1996INES 2One of the emergency core cooling systems - the core spray system - was unavailable at Oskarshamn-2OSKARSHAMN-2, Sweden
11-11-1996INES 0Small leak in one steam generatorKOZLODUY-6, Bulgaria
18-07-1996INES 1Erroneous line-up before start-up of vent pipe valves to the scrubber systemFORSMARK-1, Sweden
08-11-1995INES 2Degradation of the control rod system due to sticking of one control rod assemblyPAKS-2, Hungary
14-09-1996INES 0Blockage of sea water screen by jellyfishULCHIN-2, South Korea
11-08-1996INES 0Manual shutdown for repairing of main condenser tubeULCHIN-1, South Korea
07-08-1996INES 0Manual shutdown for repairing the steam generator tube leakYONGGWANG-2, South Korea