Europe

Legenda & explanation
date INES title location
29-09-1997INES 3Worker irradiation from a Co-60 source after a gamma radiographyTREVISO, Italy
09-11-1997INES 0Small short-term fire in the switchboard in the NPP DukovanyDUKOVANY-1, Czech Republic
26-03-1997INES 1Worker contamination for AM-241 inhalation when manipulating a radiation detectorVANDELLOS-1, Spain
26-07-1997INES 1Slightly increased radioactivity release outside the reactor while preparing for removal of leaky fuel assemblyMIR-M1, RU-0013, Russian Federation
27-09-1997INES 2Closed valves in the containment spray pumps' suction lines during the non-nuclear phase of start-up after refuelingRINGHALS-4, Sweden
22-08-1997INES 2Fresh fuel assembly damage during refuellingSOUTH UKRAINE-2, Ukraine
17-08-1997INES 1Automatic protection system disconnected during non nuclear heat up after refuellingRINGHALS-2, Sweden
20-08-1997INES 2Sticking of one control rod during reactor protection actuation after the turbine control system's testPAKS-3, Hungary
09-06-1997INES 0Fire involving used extract ventilation filtersBNFL SPRINGFIELDS, United Kingdom
16-05-1997INES 1Degraded containment pressure suppression function during shutdown of reactor before outage periodFORSMARK-2, Sweden
01-07-1997INES 1Two out of four diesel generators unavailable due to loose connection to the voltage regulatorRINGHALS-2, Sweden
17-05-1997INES 0Loss of the residual heat removal system during refuelingKRSKO, Slovenia
15-05-1997INES 2Discovery of a Cs-137 radiation source on a scrap yardMETAL FOUNDRY, HETTSTEDT, Germany
20-05-1997[N/A]Small fire in the research reactor LR-O building in RezNUCLEAR RESEARCH INST., Czech Republic
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
07-03-1997INES 2Exceeding the required operating limits, aggravated by safety culture problemsPALUEL-1, France
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
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
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