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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 
1999-08-31Reactor trip wth complicationsUnited States of AmericaINDIAN POINT-2
2015-08-20Overexposure to Radiation WorkerUnited States of AmericaIdaho Falls, ID/ International Isotopes, Inc.
2006-09-27Radiography OverexposureUnited States of AmericaHumble
2023-03-09Stolen Category 2 SourceUnited States of AmericaHouston, TX / Statewide Maintenance Company
2017-04-28Overexposure to RadiographerUnited States of AmericaHouston, Texas / Versa Integrity
2002-04-10Overexposure in Excess of Regulatory LimitsUnited States of AmericaHouston, Texas
2011-10-22Overexposure to Members of the PublicUnited States of AmericaHouston, Texas
2004-12-20Radiographer OverexposureUnited States of AmericaHouston
2004-12-01Internal ExposureUnited States of AmericaHouston
2012-01-28Overexposure to RadiographerUnited States of AmericaHouma, Louisiana/Global X-ray & Testing
2016-07-13Excessive Deposits of Material Containing Uranium In ScrubberUnited States of AmericaHopkins, SC, USA/Westinghouse Fuel Fabrication Fac
2006-11-09Overexposure to 15 members of the publicUnited States of AmericaHi-Desert PET & Nuclear Medicine Imaging Center / Victorville
2002-05-23LOSS AND RECOVERY OF SEALED SOURCEUnited States of AmericaHavre
2010-03-28Reactor Trip and Safety Injection with Complications from FireUnited States of AmericaH.B. ROBINSON-2
2019-04-01Overexposure to WorkersUnited States of AmericaGrand Island, New York / NRD – Advanced Static Control
2002-10-18Overexposure of an Industrial RadiographerUnited States of AmericaGhent, Kentucky
2008-12-18Non-Radiation Worker OverexposureUnited States of AmericaDelek Refining
2022-12-14Worker Exceeded Annual Whole Body Dose LimitUnited States of AmericaDeer Park, TX / Acuren Inspection Inc.
2016-05-11Overexposure to RadiographerUnited States of AmericaDeer Park Texas/Mistras Group, Inc.
2007-01-20Potential Radiographer Extremity OverexposureUnited States of AmericaConam Inspection / Philadelphia
2004-03-17Occupational Overexposure of Nuclear Pharmacist TraineeUnited States of AmericaColumbia
2003-09-09Radiation Overexposure of an Industrial RadiographerUnited States of AmericaCharleston
2011-10-08Overexposure to Radiation WorkersUnited States of AmericaCentral New Jersey
2005-03-11Potential Radiation Overexposure of RadiographersUnited States of AmericaCarson
2006-02-23Radiographer OverexposureUnited States of AmericaCarson
2009-07-21Worker OverexposureUnited States of AmericaCardinal Health / Beltsville MD
2017-12-01Worker OverexposureUnited States of AmericaBuford Georgia / Theragenics Corporation
2009-12-31Overexposure to RadiographerUnited States of AmericaBlazer Inspection/Texas City, Texas
2009-12-31Overexposure to RadiographerUnited States of AmericaBlazer Inspection/Texas City, Texas
2002-04-24Lost Iridium-192 SourceUnited States of AmericaBirmingham