INES Levels
INES N/A
INES 0
INES 1
INES 2
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INES 2: Incident

Impact on People and Environment:
  • Exposure of a member of the public in excess of 10 mSv.
  • Exposure of a worker in excess of the statutory annual limits.
Impact on Radiological Barriers and Control:
  • Radiation levels in an operating area of more than 50 mSv/h.
  • Significant contamination within the facility into an area not expected by design.
Impact on Defence-in-Depth:
  • Significant failures in safety ­provisions but with no actual ­consequences.
  • Found highly radioactive sealed orphan source, device or transport package with safety provisions intact.
  • Inadequate packaging of a highly radioactive sealed source.
▸ Legenda & explanation
date title location 
1993-05-18SEEPAGE FROM A WASTE DRUMUnited KingdomBNFL, Sellafield
1993-02-25FEEDWATER PIPE RUPTUREFinlandLOVIISA-2
1993-02-12OVEREREXPOSURE OF A RADIOGRAPHY INSPECTOR AS A RESULT OF A WOUNDUnited KingdomBNFL, Sellafield
1993-02-02CAPSULE BREAKAGE IN CENTRAL THIMBLEBangladeshTRIGA MARK II
1993-01-20SUB-COOLING OF THE REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM DURING A TESTFrancePALUEL-2
1993-01-12SIGNIFICANT SPILLAGE OF PLUTONIUM LADEN SOLVENTUnited KingdomBNFL, Sellafield
1992-12-30PROLONGED LOSS OF VENTILATION IN THE FUEL FABRICATION BUILDING IN THE FBFC ESTABLISHMENTFranceFBFC
1992-12-23RADIOACTIVITY RELEASE OUTSIDE LIQUID RADWASTE STORAGE BOUNDARYRussian FederationBELOYARSKY-3(BN-600)
1992-11-23CONTAMINATION OF WORKERS DUE TO THE RUPTURE OF A MIXED OXIDE FUEL ROD DURING FABRICATIONBelgiumFBFC
1992-11-17UNIT SCRAM OWING TO LOSS OF DC PANEL POWERRussian FederationKOLA-1
1992-11-17OVEREXPOSURE OF WORKER DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION OF THE INTERLOCK SYSTEMViet NamMICROTRON
1992-10-11METALLURGICAL DEFECTS ON THE MAIN STEAM LINES OF A REACTORFranceST. ALBAN-1
1992-09-21REACTOR SHUTDOWN CAUSED BY AN EMERGENCY PROTECTION SYSTEM ACTUATION FOLLOWED BY NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE SAFETY LIMITSUkraineSOUTH UKRAINE-1
1992-09-01INCONCLUSIVE QUALIFICATION TEST RESULTS OF ELECTRIC CONNECTORS IN LOCA AND SLB ENVIRONMENTBelgiumDOEL-3
1992-08-21ABNORMAL PRESENCE OF A FILTER ON A DRAINING CIRCUIT OF THE REACTOR CAVITYFranceCATTENOM-1
1992-07-30FUEL ELEMENT DROPBangladeshTRIGA MARK II
1992-07-28CLOGGED PUMP SUCTION STRAINERS IN THE WET WELL POOLSwedenBARSEBECK-2
1992-03-24UNIT SHUTDOWN DUE TO DEPRESSURIZATION OF ONE FUEL CHANNELRussian FederationLENINGRAD-3
1992-02-07TEMPORARY COMPLETE LOSS OF RESIDUAL HEAT REMOVALBrazilANGRA-1
1992-01-31DETECTION OF A DESIGN ERROR INTHE LEVEL INSTRUMENTATION IN THE ANNULUS OUTSIDE THE CONTAINMENT SPHERE (BETWEEN THE SPHERE AND THE CONTAINMENT BUILDING)SpainTRILLO-1
1992-01-22UNAVAILABILITY OF THE IODINE FILTERING OF REACTOR CONTROL ROOM VENTILATION SYSTEMFranceDAMPIERRE-1
1991-12-30UNIT SHUTDOWN AS A RESULT OF SPURIOUS OPERATION OF THE FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM AND DUE TO FLOODING OF ESFAS PANELSUkraineZAPOROZHE-2
1991-11-05SIGNIFICANT CONTAMINATION IN THE CHEMICAL PURIFICATION LABORATORY IN THE CADARACHE RESEARCH CENTERFranceCADARACHE
1991-10-25BORATED WATER STORAGE TANK LEVEL REDUCTION TO 180 M3Russian FederationNOVOVORONEZH-4
1991-10-11UNIT SHUTDOWN DUE TO FIRE IN THE TURBINE BUILDING CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FAILUREUkraineCHERNOBYL-2
1991-10-02CONTAMINATION OF THE SECONDARY WATER DUE TO ERRORS OF THE SPECIAL WATER TREATMENT FACILITY PERSONNELUkraineZAPOROZHE-2
1991-09-23DEFECTS IN BUGEY AND FESSENHEIM POWER PLANT REACTOR VESSEL HEADSFranceBUGEY-2
1991-09-16BORON MEASURING DEVICE CALIBRATION ERROR AT THE CHEMICAL LABORATORYFranceCHINON-B1
1991-09-13METALLURGICAL FLAW IN SECONDARY STEAM PIPEFranceFESSENHEIM-1
1991-08-10PRIMARY WATER SPILLAGE WHILE REPAIR OF THE GATE VALVE AT RCP SUCTION DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCEUkraineCHERNOBYL-2