INES N/A INES 0 INES 1 INES 2 INES 3 INES 4 INES 5 INES 6 INES 7 |
INES 3: Serious incident
Impact on People and Environment:- Exposure in excess of ten times the statutory annual limit for workers.
- Non-lethal deterministic health effect (e.g., burns) from radiation.
- Exposure rates of more than 1 Sv/h in an operating area.
- Severe contamination in an area not expected by design, with a low probability of significant public exposure.
- Near accident at a nuclear power plant with no safety provisions remaining.
- Lost or stolen highly radioactive sealed source.
- Misdelivered highly radioactive sealed source without adequate procedures in place to handle it.
| date | title | location  | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-28 | Overexposure of radiation workers | Australia | Queensland field site west of Chinchilla |
| 2017-08-22 | Exposure to Hands of Quality Control Analyst | Australia | Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Org |
| 2015-08-27 | Radiographer Overexposure | Argentina | Rio Turbio, Santa Cruz |