Europe

Legenda & explanation
date INES title location
15-09-2018INES 1Am-241 source meltingFinnish steel factory, Finland
26-06-2018INES 1Am-241 source meltingFinnish steel factory, Finland
26-07-2018INES 1Am-241 source meltingFinnish steel factory, Finland
18-12-2018INES 1Missing Tc-99m GeneratorSion, nuclear medicine institute, Switzerland
21-01-2019INES 1Drop of a source into a logging wellPécs, Hungary
11-01-2019INES 1Co60 source discovered in a scrap metal deliveryPort of Hamburg, Germany
01-10-2019INES 1Theft and recovery of a moisture/density gaugeBratislava-Podunajské Biskupice, Slovakia
12-12-2019INES 1Discovered Ra-226 source in transport container containing scrap metal.Hermod Teigen AS, Egersund, Norway, Norway
11-02-2021INES 1Violation of OL&C in the Interim Spent Fuel Storage Facility at PaksPaks, Hungary
28-11-2020INES 1Am-241 meltingsFinnish steel factory, Finland
23-05-2021INES 1Failure of a defectoscope during industrial radiography testBorsodchem PLC, Hungary
21-04-2022INES 1Rod type source of a level gauge became openNitronénművek Co Ltd., Hungary
29-05-2022INES 1Violation of Operational Limits and Conditions is the Interim Spent Fuel Storage FacilityPaks, Interim Spent Fuel Storage Facility, Hungary
24-03-2023INES 1Accidental exposure of workersRadioisotope Centre POLATOM, Otwock-Świerk, Poland
12-03-2001INES 2Risk of recirculation system valves becoming jammed in 5 NPPsBELLEVILLE-1, France
02-04-2001INES 2Wrong positioning of fuel assemblies in the reactor vessel during refuelling operationsDAMPIERRE-4, France
27-08-2001INES 2Boron concentration below specification in borated water storage tanks of 3 out of 4 ECCS trainsPHILIPPSBURG-2, Germany
10-08-2001INES 2Plant start up with too low levels in the borated water storage tanksPHILIPPSBURG-2, Germany
18-01-2002INES 2Radiactive source Ir-192 lost in GreeceLARISA, Greece
21-01-2002INES 2Partial loss of the command and control system in Flamanville NPPFLAMANVILLE-2, France
11-03-2002INES 2Localised High Dose Rates on the Underside of a Radioactive Material Transport PackageUK Transport Event, United Kingdom
11-03-2002INES 2Consequential failure of Fuelling Machine Interlock at Buffer Storage TubeHEYSHAM-1 UNIT A, United Kingdom
22-11-2002INES 2Safety injection during hot shutdown at Tihange 2 unitTIHANGE-2, Belgium
23-02-1990INES 2REACTOR COOLANT LEAK ON THE WATER CLEANING SYSTEM WHILE CONNECTED TO THE PRIMARY CIRCUITGreifswald, Germany
20-08-1974INES 2EXCESSIVE DEPRESSURIZATION OF THE PRIMARY CIRCUIT DUE TO A PRESSURIZER SAFETY VALVE THAT FAILED TO CLOSEBEZNAU-1, Switzerland
05-07-1990INES 2INOPERABILITY OF NEUTRON FLUX MEASUREMENT DURING COLD SHUTDOWNGREIFSWALD-5, Germany
01-07-1990INES 2IMPACT ON SAFETY DUE TO VIOLATION OF OPERATIONAL LIMITS AND CONDITIONS (IMPURITY DUE TO AIR INGRESS)CREYS-MALVILLE, France
22-08-1990INES 2IMPACT ON SAFETY DUE TO INOPERABILITY OF A SAFETY SYSTEM DESIGNED FOR ACCIDENT MITIGATION (CONTAINMENT SAND FILTERS)TRICASTIN-1, France
01-10-1990INES 2IMPACT ON SAFETY DUE TO PARTIAL INOPERABILITY OF THE LONG TERM COOLING SYSTEM (WATER SUMP FILTERS)PALUEL-1, France
04-12-1990INES 2LOSS OF ELECTRICAL OFF-SITE POWER AFFECTED THE FOUR UNITS LOAD REJECTION AND DIESEL GENERATOR FAILEDDUKOVANY-1, Czech Republic