Legenda & explanation
date INES title location
11-03-1999INES 2Dose to a worker exceeding a statutory annual dose limitTRICASTIN-1, France
08-05-1998INES 2Loss of 4 TBq of Mo-99 in B(U) packagingSOUTH AFRICAN AE CORP., South Africa
11-09-1998INES 2Overexposure of two workersNARORA-2, India
23-03-1999INES 2Theft of a vehicle containing a GAM80 gamma radiography unit (with 80 Ci source)Mesnil Amelot, France
11-04-1999INES 2Spillage of radioactive materialsBNFL, Sellafield, United Kingdom
26-03-1999INES 2Leak from coolant channel K-05 at MAPS-2KALPAKKAM-2, India
25-05-1999INES 2Temporary Loss of the seawater cooling systemsBARSEBECK-2, Sweden
08-05-1999INES 2Melting of a radioactive source with scrap metalsSCRAPYARD, Greece
17-07-1999INES 2Workers exposure exceeding a statutory annual dose limitCHERNOBYL-3, Ukraine
26-05-1999INES 2Plutonium uptake at Chalk River FacilitiesCHALK RIVER LABORATORIES, Canada
23-07-1999INES 2Exposure to radiation from a fixed gauge in New Waterford Nova ScotiaCAPE BRETON (DEVCO), Canada
18-10-1999INES 2Incorrectly packaged radioactive sourcesBNFL, Sellafield, United Kingdom
31-08-1999INES 2Reactor trip wth complicationsINDIAN POINT-2, United States of America
27-11-1999INES 2Loss of reactor coolant system inventoryWATERFORD-3, United States of America
28-12-1999INES 2Partial loss of safeguards systems as a result of external floodingBLAYAIS-1, France
02-09-1999INES 2Inadvertent plutonium shipment from Belgium to United KingdomIRMM, Geel, Belgium
19-11-1999INES 2Discovery of a crack in boiler superheater penetrationDUNGENESS-B2 UNIT B, United Kingdom
27-06-2000INES 2Error in operating rules leading to safety injection system unavailabilityDAMPIERRE-1, France
20-06-2000INES 2Missing sealed source CS-137 of 73 mCiHYDERABAD MNJ, India
11-09-2000INES 2Finding of abandoned radioactive source in the streetPERU radiation source, Peru
24-11-2000INES 2Successive events in operation during reactor restartTRICASTIN-3, France
10-07-2001INES 2Contamination of workers during dismantling of alpha dry glove boxesNUCLEAR RESEARCH INST., REZ, Czech Republic
03-07-2001INES 2Unshielded strontium-90 source found at scrapyardJewometaal, Rotterdam-Botlek, Netherlands
15-10-2001INES 2Cobalt-60 contaminated steel slabs sent to Italian shipyard from a foundry in MacedoniaSHIPYARDS, Italy
29-06-2003INES 2FAILURE OF FIXED GAUGING DEVICE RESULTING IN RADIATION EXPOSURE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLICMonsanto Chemical Plant, United States of America
11-07-2003INES 2Auto-trip of R21, following trip of Main Boiler Feed Pump, subsequent breach of Gas Circulator 22 Inlet Temp. limitDUNGENESS-B1 UNIT A, United Kingdom
07-08-2003INES 2One unshielded and two shielded Cs-137 radioactive sources found at a scrap yardJewometaal, Rotterdam-Botlek, Netherlands
16-07-2003INES 2Discovery of a Cs-source in scrapShipment of scrap, Slovenia
11-11-2003INES 2Unshielded strontium-90 (Sr-90/Y-90) radioactive source found in metalscrap from NigeriaREUKEMA BLOCQ EN MANESCHIJN B.V., Harderwijk, Netherlands
09-09-2003INES 2Radiation Overexposure of an Industrial RadiographerCharleston, United States of America