Europe

Legenda & explanation
date INES title location
11-06-1998INES 2Automatic shutdown of the reactor caused by spurious triggering of the containment spray system and jamming of a control cluster in the high position during this shutdownBELLEVILLE-2, France
14-07-1994INES 0AUTOMATIC SHUT DOWN OF THE REACTOR AFTER GENERATOR PROTECTION ACTIVATIONKRSKO, Slovenia
12-11-1995INES 0AUTOMATIC REACTOR UNLOADING DUE TO TURBOGENERATOR TRIP BY OPERATORIGNALINA-1, Lithuania
22-11-1995INES 1AUTOMATIC REACTOR UNLOADING DUE TO SPURIOUS OPENINGS OF VALVES BETWEEN A GROUP OF ECCS PRESSURIZED TANKS AND REACTORIGNALINA-2, Lithuania
08-07-1994INES 0AUTOMATIC REACTOR SHUTDOWN CAUSED BY SPURIOUS CLOSING OF THE GATE VALVE AT THE PIPELINE FEEDING THE MAIN CONDENSATE HEATER WITH HEATING STEAMIGNALINA-2, Lithuania
09-08-1994INES 0AUTOMATIC REACTOR SHUTDOWN CAUSED BY GENERATOR TRIPIGNALINA-1, Lithuania
17-08-1997INES 1Automatic protection system disconnected during non nuclear heat up after refuellingRINGHALS-2, Sweden
05-01-1990INES 0AUTOMATIC PLANT SHUTDOWN DUE TO AN EARTHQUAKEKRSKO, Slovenia
11-07-2003INES 2Auto-trip of R21, following trip of Main Boiler Feed Pump, subsequent breach of Gas Circulator 22 Inlet Temp. limitDUNGENESS-B1 UNIT A, United Kingdom
26-09-2012INES 2ASN decided to uprate as level 2 on the INES scale an event related to non-compliance with the requirements applicable to labelling, storage and on-site transfer of wet fissile materialsAREVA-FBFC, France
31-12-2003INES 2Anomaly on the water recirculation circuits of French pressurised water reactorsAll NPP - generic, France
09-12-2005INES 2Anomaly on safety pumps of 900 MW reactorsAll NPP - generic, France
23-02-2012INES 1Am-241 source meltingOutokumpu Tornio Works, Finland
21-09-2018INES 1Am-241 source meltingFinnish steel factory, Finland
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
28-11-2020INES 1Am-241 meltingsFinnish steel factory, Finland
22-12-2005INES 0Activation of emergency plan support to Torness Power StationTORNESS UNIT A, United Kingdom
18-10-1993INES 0ACID SPILLAGE IN THORPBNFL, Sellafield, United Kingdom
24-03-2023INES 1Accidental exposure of workersRadioisotope Centre POLATOM, Otwock-Świerk, Poland
24-04-2013INES 2Accidental exposure of a worker exceeding annual regulatory limit to the skinBLAYAIS-4, France
31-03-1994INES 2ACCIDENT CLOSE TO THE FORMER RAPSODIE REACTOR AT THE CADARACHE SITECADARACHE, RAPSODIE, France
21-08-1992INES 2ABNORMAL PRESENCE OF A FILTER ON A DRAINING CIRCUIT OF THE REACTOR CAVITYCATTENOM-1, France
07-03-2016INES 1A sealed radioactive Cs-137 source contaminated the premises of waste management companywaste management company, Finland
14-10-2014INES 2A practitioner’s regulatory annual exposure dose limit was exceededBordeaux University Hospital - Pellegrin Hospital, France
21-01-1996INES 1A PART OF THE RESIDUAL HEAT REMOVAL SYSTEM - THE AUXILIARY CONDENSER - TEMPORARILY NOT AVAILABLEOSKARSHAMN-1, Sweden
06-08-2002INES 19 Identical Strontium-90 Radioactive Sources Found in Metal Scrap from ArmeniaJewometaal, Rotterdam-Botlek, Netherlands