INES Levels
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INES 2: Incident

Impact on People and Environment:
  • Exposure of a member of the public in excess of 10 mSv.
  • Exposure of a worker in excess of the statutory annual limits.
Impact on Radiological Barriers and Control:
  • Radiation levels in an operating area of more than 50 mSv/h.
  • Significant contamination within the facility into an area not expected by design.
Impact on Defence-in-Depth:
  • Significant failures in safety ­provisions but with no actual ­consequences.
  • Found highly radioactive sealed orphan source, device or transport package with safety provisions intact.
  • Inadequate packaging of a highly radioactive sealed source.
▸ Legenda & explanation
date title location 
1993-12-27RADIATION EXPOSURE OF WORKERS AT TOKAI REPROCESSING PLANTJapanTOKAI REPROCESSING PLANT
2020-07-02Radiation exposure of a worker beyond the statuary annual dose limitGermanyCompany for X-ray equipment, Bavaria
2020-01-31Radiation exposure of a hospital employee beyond the statuary annual dose limitGermanyHospital, Bavaria, Germany
2020-12-08Radiation exposure of a hospital employee beyond the statuary annual dose limitGermanyLaboratory for radio-pharmaceutics in Bavaria
2002-01-18Radiactive source Ir-192 lost in GreeceGreeceLARISA
2008-04-04RADIACTIVE PARTICLES FOUNDED IN ASCÓ NPP SITESpainASCO-1
1992-12-30PROLONGED LOSS OF VENTILATION IN THE FUEL FABRICATION BUILDING IN THE FBFC ESTABLISHMENTFranceFBFC
1991-08-10PRIMARY WATER SPILLAGE WHILE REPAIR OF THE GATE VALVE AT RCP SUCTION DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCEUkraineCHERNOBYL-2
2006-02-28Presumptive Radiographer Badge OverexposureUnited States of AmericaIngleside
1995-09-04PRESSURIZER DRAIN VALVE FAILURE CAUSING HEAT TRANSPORT SYSTEM LEAKS AND FORCED OUTAGECanadaGENTILLY-2
1995-12-18PRESSURE TUBE FAILURE AND SMALL LOCA IN EMBALSE NPP AFTER GARTER SPRING INSPECTION AND RELOCATIONArgentinaEMBALSE
1994-01-04POWER EXCURSION AT MCMASTER NUCLEAR RESEARCH REACTOR DURING FUEL LOADINGCanadaMCMASTER RESEARCH REACTOR
2019-11-16Potential uncontrolled access to room with radiation greater than 1000 mR / hrMexicoLAGUNA VERDE-1
2019-02-12Potential uncontrolled access to room with radiation greater than 1000 mR / hrMexicoLAGUNA VERDE-1
2006-06-02Potential Radiography OverexposureUnited States of AmericaLake Charles
2007-09-14Potential Radiographer OverexposuresUnited States of AmericaMetco
2007-01-20Potential Radiographer Extremity OverexposureUnited States of AmericaConam Inspection / Philadelphia
2005-03-11Potential Radiation Overexposure of RadiographersUnited States of AmericaCarson
2007-02-28Potential Overexposures to Members of the PublicUnited States of AmericaOklahoma City
2004-07-09Potential Overexposure to Members of the PublicUnited States of AmericaState of Texas
2009-09-23Potential Overexposure of Members of the PublicUnited States of AmericaLaramie River Station
2008-03-04Potential Industrial Radiographer OverexposureUnited States of AmericaTeam Industrial Services
2006-02-24Potential Extremity Overexposure at Texas A&M Research ReactorUnited States of AmericaTexas A&M University
2012-11-22Potential exposure of airplane passengers to doses in excess of statutory limits for the public due to a damaged type A packageAustraliaFrankfurt, Germany
2001-11-29Potential Common Cause Failure of Auxiliary FeedwaterUnited States of AmericaPOINT BEACH 1&2
1999-05-26Plutonium uptake at Chalk River FacilitiesCanadaCHALK RIVER LABORATORIES
2001-08-10Plant start up with too low levels in the borated water storage tanksGermanyPHILIPPSBURG-2
2005-03-15Plant Design for Flooding Events May Not Mitigate the Consequences of Piping System FailuresUnited States of AmericaKEWAUNEE
1995-11-21PERSONNEL OVEREXPOSURE DURING FUEL ASSEMBLY EXTRACTIONRussian FederationKURSK-4
2017-01-08Personal Contamination at Reprocessing PlantUnited KingdomSellafield