North America

Legenda & explanation
date INES title location
13-05-1992INES 1RECIRCULATION TRANSIENT WITH A SUDDEN INCREASE IN POWER OVER 100%LAGUNA VERDE-1, Mexico
28-05-1992INES 1A NON USUAL EVENT DUE TO THE LIBERATION OF GASES INSIDE THE PLANTLAGUNA VERDE-1, Mexico
18-09-1992INES 1LOSS OF INTERNAL POWER DUE TO THE TRIP OF THE MAIN TRANSFORMER (T-1)LAGUNA VERDE-1, Mexico
05-03-1993INES 1UNITS DERATED TO 60% REACTOR POWER DUE TO SAFETY ANALYSIS CONCERNSBRUCE-1, Canada
14-03-1993INES 1PVNGS 2 STEAM GENERATOR TUBE RUPTUREPALO VERDE-2, United States of America
08-02-2021INES 1Stolen Radioactive Source in Mexico on February 8 at some point of the road between Apaseo el Alto and Salamanca, Guanajuato.Salamanca, Guanajuato State, Mexico
07-04-1994INES 1PLANT TRANSIENT INITIALLY CAUSED BY THE LOSS OF CIRCULATING WATER PUMPS DUE TO HIGH MARSH GRASS/DEBRIS CONCENTRATIONSSALEM-1, United States of America
14-05-1995INES 1SPURIOUS OPENING OF REACTOR COOLANT LIQUID RELIEF VALVEBRUCE-5, Canada
31-10-1995INES 1HIGH RADIATION LEVELS IN REACTOR BUILDINGLASALLE-1, United States of America
06-02-1996INES 1LOSS OF OFFSITE POWER AND SAFETY INJECTIONCATAWBA-2, United States of America
19-04-1996INES 1ECI impairment due to check valve failure resulting in forced outage of Pickering stationPICKERING-1, Canada
24-05-1996INES 1Failure to replace horizontal flux detector shielding after maintenancePOINT LEPREAU, Canada
17-01-1997INES 1Primary heat transport system leakage from coolant channel outlet feederPOINT LEPREAU, Canada
24-06-1998INES 1Reactor trip and natural circulation cooldown due to loss of offsite powerDAVIS BESSE-1, United States of America
08-12-2003INES 1Incidents of Radioactivity in Consumer ProductsConsumer Products, Canada
02-12-2003INES 1Missing Radioactive GaugeGeismar, United States of America
02-05-2005INES 1Potential Radiographer OverexposureHouston, United States of America
29-05-2005INES 1Lost Radiographic Exposure DeviceOffshore Lousiana, United States of America
27-06-2005INES 1Potential Loss of Containment Due to Small Crack in TorusFITZPATRICK, United States of America
13-09-2006INES 1Stolen Radiographic Exposure DeviceBonded Inspections, United States of America
22-10-2010INES 1Potential damage in riser pipe at Laguna Verde NPP U2LAGUNA VERDE-2, Mexico
02-12-2010INES 1Non Usual Event declared due to loss of outside power at Laguna Verde NPP U1LAGUNA VERDE-1, Mexico
10-12-2013INES 1Overexposure to Member of the PublicSeminole, Texas/Wilco NDT, United States of America
14-04-2015INES 1Missing Dangerous Source at Cárdenas, Tabasco, MéxicoCárdenas, Tabasco, México, Mexico
31-12-2016INES 1Overexposure to RadiographerTulsa, Oklahoma/Tulsa Gamma Ray, United States of America
03-02-2015INES 1Missing Dangerous Source at Salamanca, GuanajuatoSalamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico
03-07-2014INES 1Stolen pick-up truck with Ir-192 cat II sourceAtizapan de Zaragoza, Mexico State, Mexico
05-08-2016INES 1Stolen Source at Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, MexicoCiudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico, Mexico
13-02-2017INES 1Stolen source in San Juan del Río, Queretaro, MexicoSan Juan del Rio, Queretaro, Mexico, Mexico
23-01-2017INES 1Stolen and recovered nuclear densimeterCiudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, Mexico