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Legenda & explanation
date INES title location
01-10-1990INES 2IMPACT ON SAFETY DUE TO PARTIAL INOPERABILITY OF THE LONG TERM COOLING SYSTEM (WATER SUMP FILTERS)PALUEL-1
04-03-1991INES 2INOPERABILITY OF VALVES OF SAFETY SYSTEMSGRAVELINES-6
22-06-1991INES 2DEFECTIVE WELDS IN LOW PRESSURE SAFETY INJECTION SYSTEMBELLEVILLE-2
24-05-1991INES 2UNAVAILABILITY OF REACTOR LEVEL MEASUREMENTBELLEVILLE-2
10-07-1991INES 2INADVERTENT DILUTION OF THE PRIMARY FLUID DURING A COLD SHUTDOWNBELLEVILLE-2
01-08-1991INES 2DEFECT IN THE COATING OF THE SUMPS (1300 PLANTS)PALUEL-2
16-09-1991INES 2BORON MEASURING DEVICE CALIBRATION ERROR AT THE CHEMICAL LABORATORYCHINON-B1
13-09-1991INES 2METALLURGICAL FLAW IN SECONDARY STEAM PIPEFESSENHEIM-1
12-06-1991INES 2PARTIAL INOPERABILITY OF THE REACTOR PROTECTION SYSTEMCATTENOM-4
29-04-1991INES 2VIOLATION OF SAFETY REGULATIONS AT A WORKSHOP IN THE FUEL FABRICATION PLANTPIERRELATTE
05-11-1991INES 2SIGNIFICANT CONTAMINATION IN THE CHEMICAL PURIFICATION LABORATORY IN THE CADARACHE RESEARCH CENTERCADARACHE
23-09-1991INES 2DEFECTS IN BUGEY AND FESSENHEIM POWER PLANT REACTOR VESSEL HEADSBUGEY-2
22-01-1992INES 2UNAVAILABILITY OF THE IODINE FILTERING OF REACTOR CONTROL ROOM VENTILATION SYSTEMDAMPIERRE-1
21-08-1992INES 2ABNORMAL PRESENCE OF A FILTER ON A DRAINING CIRCUIT OF THE REACTOR CAVITYCATTENOM-1
11-10-1992INES 2METALLURGICAL DEFECTS ON THE MAIN STEAM LINES OF A REACTORST. ALBAN-1
30-12-1992INES 2PROLONGED LOSS OF VENTILATION IN THE FUEL FABRICATION BUILDING IN THE FBFC ESTABLISHMENTFBFC
21-06-1993INES 2OVERFLOW OF A LIQUID EFFLUENT STORAGE TANKCADARACHE
20-01-1993INES 2SUB-COOLING OF THE REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM DURING A TESTPALUEL-2
29-01-1994INES 2FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE OPERATING PROCEDURESBUGEY-5
31-03-1994INES 2ACCIDENT CLOSE TO THE FORMER RAPSODIE REACTOR AT THE CADARACHE SITECADARACHE, RAPSODIE
03-06-1994INES 2FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR OPERATION AT REACTOR 4TRICASTIN-4
09-06-1995INES 2FAILURE OF THE ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM ON THE LARGE HEAVY ION ACCELERATOR GANILGANIL
13-05-1996INES 2Degradation of seismic stops of the reactor pitCHINON-B1
06-04-1996INES 2Sticking of a control rod cluster during reactor scramBELLEVILLE-1
07-03-1997INES 2Exceeding the required operating limits, aggravated by safety culture problemsPALUEL-1
14-12-1996INES 2Leakage on a piping connected to the primary circuitDAMPIERRE-1
13-05-1998INES 2Large leak in the residual heat removal system (RHR)CIVAUX-1
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
02-10-1998INES 2Switch off of a protection device during periodic inspectionPHEBUS
11-03-1999INES 2Dose to a worker exceeding a statutory annual dose limitTRICASTIN-1