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United States of America, 11 Dec 2023, INES: 2 Worker Exceeded Annual Dose Limit. On December 11, 2023, a pharmaceutical technician noted a pressure issue with a synthesis cell, which contained 11.29 GBq (305 mCi) of Fluorine-18.
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The International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) is a tool for communicating to the public the safety significance of nuclear and radiological events. The scale can be applied to events occurring at diverse facilities (e.g., NPPs, fuel cycle facilities, research reactors and accelerators and facilities associated with radioactive ...
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United States of America, 11 Dec 2023, INES: 2 Worker Exceeded Annual Dose Limit. On December 11, 2023, a pharmaceutical technician noted a pressure issue with a synthesis cell, which contained 11.29 GBq (305 mCi) of Fluorine-18.
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May 9, 2022 · INES Rating: 3 (Final) On May 29, 2021 the fluorescent X-ray adhesion meter (output 50kV x 40mA) was inspected and calibrated at the Nippon Steel Setouchi Works in Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture. There are three main operations for irradiating X-rays with this device. ・ Power supply to this device.
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Nuclear Events Web-based System (NEWS) is a communication tool linked to INES. It is an online repository of the INES rating reports, hence provides information about the INES rated events. The IAEA hosts and administers the system, …
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United States of America, 15 Dec 2022, INES: 2 Worker Overexposure From September through December of 2022, a radioisotope processing facility had an equipment malfunction that caused syringes filled with Fluorine-18 to miss a shielding container and fall to the floor during production.
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Sep 7, 2021 · INES Rating: 2 (Final) On 27 August 2021, ASN (Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire), the French nuclear regulator, was notified by the Cruas nuclear power plant licensee of a significant radiation protection event concerning the exceeding of an annual individual dose limit by an EDF employee. On 24 August 2021, two operators were checking the ...
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Nov 26, 2021 · INES Rating: 2 (Final) The dosimetry service of an industrial radiography facility identified that the TLD of two workers at this facility had exceeded the annual dose limit. The irradiation source was an Ir-192 gammagraph, in which the …
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Nov 19, 2018 · Event Location: India, KAKRAPAR-1. INES Rating: 2 (Final) On March 11, 2016, at 0852 hrs, Kakrapar-1 experienced an event of leak from a pressure tube. Following the event, reactor underwent automatic shutdown and all the safety systems provided in design for core cooling and containment isolation functioned as intended.
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Aug 9, 2023 · INES Rating: 2 (Final) On 26 July 2022, the SCINTIGARD radiology centre in Nîmes notified ASN of an incident concerning the contamination of a radiographer during the preparation of a scintigraphy examination, and dissemination of the contamination in the staff break room of the centre.