Europe: Russian Federation

Legenda & explanation
date INES title location
10-07-1991INES 3RADIOACTIVE WATER SPILLAGE ON THE PLANT TERRITORY WHILE TRANSPORTING CASK WITH FUEL FRAGMENTS TO THE DRY RADWASTE REPOSITORYBILIBINO GEN
22-07-1991INES 3BREACH OF UNIT LIMITING CONDITIONS FOR OPERATION WHILE PREPARING FOR RESTART AFTER MAINTENANCE DUE TO ECCS AND MSV UNAVAILABILITYSMOLENSK-2
02-02-1993INES 3UNIT SCRAM CAUSED BY GRID DISTURBANCES DUE TO TORNADOKOLA-1
02-02-1993INES 3UNIT SCRAM CAUSED BY GRID DISTURBANCES DUE TO TORNADOKOLA-2
16-05-1991INES 2FAILURE OF SAFETY SYSTEM TRAIN WHILE ROUTINE TESTINGKOLA-3
25-10-1991INES 2BORATED WATER STORAGE TANK LEVEL REDUCTION TO 180 M3NOVOVORONEZH-4
24-03-1992INES 2UNIT SHUTDOWN DUE TO DEPRESSURIZATION OF ONE FUEL CHANNELLENINGRAD-3
17-11-1992INES 2UNIT SCRAM OWING TO LOSS OF DC PANEL POWERKOLA-1
23-12-1992INES 2RADIOACTIVITY RELEASE OUTSIDE LIQUID RADWASTE STORAGE BOUNDARYBELOYARSKY-3(BN-600)
03-03-1994INES 2COOLANT LEAK FROM THE AUXILIARY PRIMARY CIRCUIT CLEANUP SYSTEM DURING COOLDOWN OF THE PRIMARY CIRCUITKOLA-2
21-11-1995INES 2PERSONNEL OVEREXPOSURE DURING FUEL ASSEMBLY EXTRACTIONKURSK-4
14-03-1998INES 2Radiation overexposure of personnel while performing refuellig activitiesBILIBINO UNIT D
22-07-1990INES 1LOSS OF POWER SUPPY TO REACTOR COOLANT PUMPS DUE TO 6 KV CABLE FIRESMOLENSK-2
06-12-1990INES 1TURBINE SJAES STEAMING DUE TO PLANT PERSONNEL ERRORSMOLENSK-3
11-01-1991INES 1UNIT SHUTDOWN DUE TO SG-4 PULSE LINE RUPTURENOVOVORONEZH-5
31-03-1991INES 1WRONG POSITIONING OF THE FUEL ASSEMBLY WHILE PERFORMING FUEL ROD CLADDING INTEGRITY TESTKOLA-2
01-06-1991INES 1UNIT SHUTDOWN DUE TO PERSONNEL ERRORS AND DAMAGE TO RCP 6 KV BREAKERKALININ-2
06-12-1991INES 1DEVIATION FROM THE NORMAL ON-LOAD REFUELING REGIME DUE TO FUEL ASSEMBLY SEPARATION FROM THE CONNECTING BARSMOLENSK-3
16-04-1992INES 1DEGRADED WATER CHEMISTRY IN THE PRIMARY CIRCUIT DUE TO CEMENT MORTAR INGRESS INTO THE BORATED WATER STORAGE TANKKOLA-2
06-07-1992INES 1FAILURE OF TWO DIESEL GENERATORS WHILE ROUTINE TESTING DURING UNIT MAINTENANCEBALAKOVO-2
27-05-1993INES 1UNIT SCRAM DUE TO INADVERTENT ACTUATION OF PRESSURIZER PILOT RELIEF VALVEKOLA-3
02-02-1993INES 1UNIT SCRAM CAUSED BY GRID DISTURBANCES DUE TO TORNADOKOLA-3
02-02-1993INES 1UNIT SCRAM CAUSED BY GRID DISTURBANCES DUE TO TORNADOKOLA-4
07-10-1993INES 1RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION OF THE UNIT ROOMS DUE TO REACTOR COOLANT LEAK IN THE AUXILIARY SYSTEMBELOYARSKY-3(BN-600)
31-08-1994INES 1DAMAGE TO A SPENT FUEL ASSEMBLY DURING PREPARATORY OPERATIONS FOR REPROCESSINGMAYAK, RT-1
31-01-1996INES 1Reactor scram followed by the actuation of safety valve in the reactor primary circuitNIIAR Inst., Dimitrovgrad
26-07-1997INES 1Slightly increased radioactivity release outside the reactor while preparing for removal of leaky fuel assemblyMIR-M1, RU-0013
21-02-1991INES 0UNIT SHUTDOWN DUE TO COOLANT LEAK IN RCP AUXILIARY PIPELINEKURSK-4
28-03-1991INES 0UNIT SHUTDOWN DUE TO SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE AUXILIARY POWER TRANSFORMER AND LEAKING OIL FIRELENINGRAD-3
07-12-1991INES 0DAMAGE TO RCP MAIN THRUST BEARING WHILE PREPARING PRIMARY FOR HYDROTESTKOLA-3