Europe: France

▸ Legenda & explanation
date INES title location
31-12-2003INES 2Anomaly on the water recirculation circuits of French pressurised water reactorsAll NPP - generic
04-12-2001INES 1Loss of a type "A" package during a road shipment between France and ItalyCIS BIO INTERNATIONAL
04-12-2000INES 1Loss of a radioactive package between Orange (84-France) and Thrion-Gardals (28-France)SAPHYMO
28-11-2000INES 1Loss of a radioactive package between Roissy (France) and Athens (Greece) airportsCIS BIO INTERNATIONAL
24-11-2000INES 2Successive events in operation during reactor restartTRICASTIN-3
13-11-2000INES 1Loss of a radioactive Type-A package containing 30,8 GBq of Thallium 201 between Paris-Roissy (France) and Budapest (Hungary) airportsCIS BIO INTERNATIONAL
29-09-2000INES 1Loss of a radioactive package containing a small amount of depleted uraniumSICN COMPANY
07-06-2000INES 1Loss of an Iodine-131 package between France and Spain during air shipmentCIS BIO INTERNATIONAL
27-06-2000INES 2Error in operating rules leading to safety injection system unavailabilityDAMPIERRE-1
03-05-2000INES 1Loss of an iodine-125 sourceCIS BIO INTERNATIONAL
02-03-2000INES 1Loss of a Promethium source (18.5 GBq)TANDEM CONSULTANTS
28-12-1999INES 2Partial loss of safeguards systems as a result of external floodingBLAYAIS-1
23-03-1999INES 2Theft of a vehicle containing a GAM80 gamma radiography unit (with 80 Ci source)Mesnil Amelot
11-03-1999INES 2Dose to a worker exceeding a statutory annual dose limitTRICASTIN-1
02-10-1998INES 2Switch off of a protection device during periodic inspectionPHEBUS
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
13-05-1998INES 2Large leak in the residual heat removal system (RHR)CIVAUX-1
14-12-1996INES 2Leakage on a piping connected to the primary circuitDAMPIERRE-1
07-03-1997INES 2Exceeding the required operating limits, aggravated by safety culture problemsPALUEL-1
06-04-1996INES 2Sticking of a control rod cluster during reactor scramBELLEVILLE-1
13-05-1996INES 2Degradation of seismic stops of the reactor pitCHINON-B1
09-06-1995INES 2FAILURE OF THE ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM ON THE LARGE HEAVY ION ACCELERATOR GANILGANIL
11-08-1994INES 1OVERFLOW OF A SOLUTION IN THE MAPU WORKSHOP (MEDIUM ACTIVITY PLUTONIM WORKSHOP) AT THE UP2-400 PLANTLA HAGUE
11-08-1994INES 0SLIGHT CONTAMINATION AT THE NUCLAR ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION CENTRE OF DAMPIERREDAMPIERRE-1
03-06-1994INES 2FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR OPERATION AT REACTOR 4TRICASTIN-4
31-03-1994INES 2ACCIDENT CLOSE TO THE FORMER RAPSODIE REACTOR AT THE CADARACHE SITECADARACHE, RAPSODIE
29-01-1994INES 2FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE OPERATING PROCEDURESBUGEY-5
20-01-1993INES 2SUB-COOLING OF THE REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM DURING A TESTPALUEL-2
21-06-1993INES 2OVERFLOW OF A LIQUID EFFLUENT STORAGE TANKCADARACHE
30-12-1992INES 2PROLONGED LOSS OF VENTILATION IN THE FUEL FABRICATION BUILDING IN THE FBFC ESTABLISHMENTFBFC