Legenda & explanation
date INES title location
01-01-1995INES 2Intake of radioactive material by workerPFR DOUNREAY, United Kingdom
03-02-1997INES 2Spillage of active liquorBNFL, Sellafield, United Kingdom
02-02-1997INES 2Release of airborne activity into the workplace resulted in a building evacuationBNFL, Sellafield, United Kingdom
03-05-1996INES 2Radioactive contamination of the fertilizer due to Co-60 source failureSOFERT RACAU FACTORY, Romania
11-03-1997INES 2Uncontrolled entry into room under reactor vessel during refuelling outageKOEBERG-2, South Africa
04-10-1996INES 2Emergency water/reheater drains distribution header damage inside the steam generatorsPOINT LEPREAU, Canada
07-03-1997INES 2Exceeding the required operating limits, aggravated by safety culture problemsPALUEL-1, France
02-05-1997INES 2Workers receive dose exceeding statutory annual dose limitKOEBERG-1, South Africa
14-12-1996INES 2Leakage on a piping connected to the primary circuitDAMPIERRE-1, France
15-05-1997INES 2Discovery of a Cs-137 radiation source on a scrap yardMETAL FOUNDRY, HETTSTEDT, Germany
14-07-1997INES 2Leakage of water in the primary cooling system of AERE Reasearch CentreTRIGA MARK II, Bangladesh
20-08-1997INES 2Sticking of one control rod during reactor protection actuation after the turbine control system's testPAKS-3, Hungary
18-05-1997INES 2Actuation of secondary shutdown system (SSS) on slow insertion of more than one rod of primary shutdown system (PSS)KAKRAPAR-1, India
22-08-1997INES 2Fresh fuel assembly damage during refuellingSOUTH UKRAINE-2, Ukraine
27-09-1997INES 2Closed valves in the containment spray pumps' suction lines during the non-nuclear phase of start-up after refuelingRINGHALS-4, Sweden
14-03-1998INES 2Radiation overexposure of personnel while performing refuellig activitiesBILIBINO UNIT D, Russian Federation
07-05-1998INES 2Loss of ventilation in Dounreay fuel cycle areaDOUNREAY, United Kingdom
08-05-1998INES 2Loss of 4 TBq of Mo-99 in B(U) PackagingSOUTH AFRICAN AE CORP., South Africa
13-05-1998INES 2Large leak in the residual heat removal system (RHR)CIVAUX-1, France
19-05-1998INES 2SG blow down pipe rupture at Kozloduy NPP unit 1 during refuelling outageKOZLODUY-1, Bulgaria
06-06-1998INES 2Unavailability of 1 out of 4 main steam safety and relief valve stationUNTERWESER, Germany
11-06-1998INES 2Automatic shutdown of the reactor caused by spurious triggering of the containment spray system and jamming of a control cluster in the high position during this shutdownBELLEVILLE-2, France
21-04-1998INES 2Modification to main steam and main feed isolation valves leading to degradation of reactor protection systemsSIZEWELL-A UNIT B, United Kingdom
04-06-1998INES 2Reactor discharge due to deterioration of quality of water in the secondary circuit (power reduction)ARMENIA-2, Armenia
13-07-1998INES 2Failure of safety system train during routine testingARMENIA-2, Armenia
02-10-1998INES 2Switch off of a protection device during periodic inspectionPHEBUS, France
10-11-1998INES 2Workers exposure during weld testsZAPOROZHE-3, Ukraine
21-11-1998INES 2Fuel assembly drop during refuellingLAGUNA VERDE-1, Mexico
27-12-1998INES 2Loss of off-site power supplies at Hunterston B Power StationHUNTERSTON-B1 UNIT A, United Kingdom
04-03-1999INES 2Loss of 7 TBq of Mo-99 in B(U) packagingSOUTH AFRICAN AE CORP., South Africa