North America

Legenda & explanation
date INES title location
06-02-1996INES 1LOSS OF OFFSITE POWER AND SAFETY INJECTIONCATAWBA-2, United States of America
04-04-1996INES 0Electrical fire in the control roomPALO VERDE-2, United States of America
19-04-1996INES 1ECI impairment due to check valve failure resulting in forced outage of Pickering stationPICKERING-1, Canada
24-05-1996INES 1Failure to replace horizontal flux detector shielding after maintenancePOINT LEPREAU, Canada
19-08-1996INES 0RCIC turbine insulation fireCLINTON-1, United States of America
04-10-1996INES 2Emergency water/reheater drains distribution header damage inside the steam generatorsPOINT LEPREAU, Canada
17-01-1997INES 1Primary heat transport system leakage from coolant channel outlet feederPOINT LEPREAU, Canada
09-10-1997INES 0Fire in emergency diesel generator exhaustLIMERICK-2, United States of America
13-02-1998INES 0Loss of shutdown coolingCLINTON-1, United States of America
17-04-1998[N/A]Odor of combustible gas in turbine buildingLIMERICK-1, United States of America
24-06-1998INES 1Reactor trip and natural circulation cooldown due to loss of offsite powerDAVIS BESSE-1, United States of America
08-10-1998INES 0Fire in emergency diesel generator control panel during testENRICO FERMI-2, United States of America
21-11-1998INES 2Fuel assembly drop during refuellingLAGUNA VERDE-1, Mexico
05-03-1999[N/A]Discovery of suspicious item in plantSAN ONOFRE-2, United States of America
26-05-1999INES 2Plutonium uptake at Chalk River FacilitiesCHALK RIVER LABORATORIES, Canada
23-07-1999INES 2Exposure to radiation from a fixed gauge in New Waterford Nova ScotiaCAPE BRETON (DEVCO), Canada
31-08-1999INES 2Reactor trip wth complicationsINDIAN POINT-2, United States of America
29-09-1999[N/A]Tornado sighting within protected areaH.B. ROBINSON-2, United States of America
27-11-1999INES 2Loss of reactor coolant system inventoryWATERFORD-3, United States of America
15-02-2000INES 0Steam generator tube leakINDIAN POINT-2, United States of America
01-06-2000INES 3Radiation Injury to RadiographerChannahon, United States of America
21-03-2001INES 0EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATOR BEARING FAILURE & FIREENRICO FERMI-2, United States of America
11-11-2001INES 0Heat Transport Steam Bleed Valve Failed Open Causing Unit TripDARLINGTON-3, Canada
29-11-2001INES 2Potential Common Cause Failure of Auxiliary FeedwaterPOINT BEACH 1&2, United States of America
08-03-2002INES 3DETERIORATION OF REACTOR VESSEL HEADDAVIS BESSE-1, United States of America
10-04-2002INES 2Overexposure in Excess of Regulatory LimitsHouston, Texas, United States of America
24-04-2002INES 2Lost Iridium-192 SourceBirmingham, United States of America
23-05-2002INES 2LOSS AND RECOVERY OF SEALED SOURCEHavre, United States of America
11-06-2002INES 0Empty Pressure Tube Damaged During Routine MaintenanceBRUCE-6, Canada
12-07-2002INES 2Engineering Safety Feature Inoperative at Laguna Verde NPP-1LAGUNA VERDE-1, Mexico