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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 
2005-03-10Overexposure of a worker at the Frederic Joliot hospital section in Orsay (91)FranceHospital
1995-10-19OVEREXPOSURE OF A WORKER AT THE RESEARCH REACTOR R2-0 IN STUDSVIK AT UPPSALA UNIVERSITY'S NEUTRON RESEARCH FACILITYSwedenR2 STUDSVIK
2012-01-09Overexposure of a worker in a lead foundryCzech Republiclead foundry TRIANGL s.r.o. at Hrob
2019-09-20Overexposure of a worker while performing industrial radiographySpainVictoria-Control and Inspection Services
2002-10-18Overexposure of an Industrial RadiographerUnited States of AmericaGhent, Kentucky
2008-11-04Overexposure of field radiography workersSouth KoreaArgus/ Yeosu, South Korea
2004-10-31Overexposure of RadiographerUnited States of AmericaPasadena
2013-05-20Overexposure of radiographersPeruProject EPC-30, Plant of Malvinas, Cusco
2014-09-08Overexposure of radiographyworker over the annual limitNorwayInspecta, Randaberg, Stavanger
1998-09-11Overexposure of two workersIndiaNARORA-2
2021-07-20Overexposure of two workersSpainOCA ICP, Madrid
2019-11-29Overexposure of two workers during radiographyGermanyCompany for non-destructive testing
2005-12-22Overexposure of worker by unshielded sourceDenmarkZealand
1992-11-17OVEREXPOSURE OF WORKER DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION OF THE INTERLOCK SYSTEMViet NamMICROTRON
2017-08-04Overexposure of Workers after Moderator Heavy Water Leak from Bonnet Gasket of Moderator Storage Tank Outlet ValvePakistanKANUPP-1
2006-11-09Overexposure to 15 members of the publicUnited States of AmericaHi-Desert PET & Nuclear Medicine Imaging Center / Victorville
2013-03-22Overexposure to Member of the PublicUnited States of AmericaNew York, NY/ Children's Hospital at Montefiore
2011-10-22Overexposure to Members of the PublicUnited States of AmericaHouston, Texas
2015-02-27Overexposure to Nuclear Medicine TechnologistUnited States of AmericaPhoenix, AZ / Baptist Hospital and Medical Center
2015-02-27Overexposure to Nuclear Medicine TechnologistUnited States of AmericaPhoenix, Arizona/Phoenix Baptist Hospital and Med
2004-01-09Overexposure to Radiation WorkerUnited States of AmericaMonroe
2011-01-13OVEREXPOSURE TO RADIATION WORKERUnited States of AmericaMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA
2011-10-12Overexposure to Radiation workerUnited States of AmericaPetrochemical Inspection Services, Texas
2011-09-30Overexposure to Radiation WorkerUnited States of AmericaWichita, Kansas/ PFI, LLC
2015-08-20Overexposure to Radiation WorkerUnited States of AmericaIdaho Falls, ID/ International Isotopes, Inc.
2011-10-08Overexposure to Radiation WorkersUnited States of AmericaCentral New Jersey
2012-03-24Overexposure to RadiographerUnited States of AmericaPasadena, Texas / Non-Destructive Inspection Corp
2013-07-19Overexposure to RadiographerUnited States of AmericaAmelia, Louisiana/Bayou Inspection Services, Inc.
2012-01-28Overexposure to RadiographerUnited States of AmericaHouma, Louisiana/Global X-ray & Testing
2014-03-13Overexposure to RadiographerUnited States of AmericaLaPorte, Texas/Acuren Inspection