Europe: France

▸ Legenda & explanation
date INES title location
02-10-1998INES 2Switch off of a protection device during periodic inspectionPHEBUS
05-04-2012INES 1Fire and abnormal primary circuit leak occured at Penly NPP n°2 reactorPENLY-2
06-03-2023INES 2Stress corrosion: presence of a deep crack on the safety injection system of reactor 1 of the Penly NPPPENLY-1
01-08-1991INES 2DEFECT IN THE COATING OF THE SUMPS (1300 PLANTS)PALUEL-2
20-01-1993INES 2SUB-COOLING OF THE REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM DURING A TESTPALUEL-2
01-10-1990INES 2IMPACT ON SAFETY DUE TO PARTIAL INOPERABILITY OF THE LONG TERM COOLING SYSTEM (WATER SUMP FILTERS)PALUEL-1
07-03-1997INES 2Exceeding the required operating limits, aggravated by safety culture problemsPALUEL-1
09-11-2017INES 2Insufficient seismic resistance of emergency diesel generatorsPALUEL-1
19-11-2012INES 2loss of a package containing medical radioactive fluorine, during a transport operation in NimesNîmes University Hospital
07-10-2008INES 2Cobalt-60 contaminated elevator buttons sold abroad by a French companyMetallic products manufacturer
23-03-1999INES 2Theft of a vehicle containing a GAM80 gamma radiography unit (with 80 Ci source)Mesnil Amelot
26-07-2004INES 2Worker injured and contaminated at the French MOX processing plant MELOXMELOX Fuel process plant
03-03-2009INES 2Non-respect of a safety-criticality requirement at AREVA NC Melox facility (Marcoule)MELOX Fuel process plant
11-02-2020INES 2Internal contamination of a worker in a fuel pellets fabrication workshopMelox - Orano Cycle - Marcoule
23-08-2013INES 2Exposure of a worker in excess of statutory annual dose limitsLAMA (CEA Grenoble)
11-08-1994INES 1OVERFLOW OF A SOLUTION IN THE MAPU WORKSHOP (MEDIUM ACTIVITY PLUTONIM WORKSHOP) AT THE UP2-400 PLANTLA HAGUE
26-05-2010INES 2Contamination of 6 workers during the recovery of a gammagraphy Co-60 sourceindustrial radiography
20-10-2017INES 2Overexposure of a radiologists (hands exposure)Hospital Delafontaine - Saint Denis (Paris region)
06-05-2013INES 2Exceeding of the maximum regulatory annual effective dose by a practitioner in interventional radiologyHospital "Institut Mutualiste Montsouris" (Paris)
15-06-2007INES 2Irradiation incident of a radiation therapistHospital
10-03-2005INES 2Overexposure of a worker at the Frederic Joliot hospital section in Orsay (91)Hospital
04-03-1991INES 2INOPERABILITY OF VALVES OF SAFETY SYSTEMSGRAVELINES-6
08-10-2019INES 2Non-compliance with OL&C during operations to drain the reactor main primary systemGOLFECH-2
09-06-1995INES 2FAILURE OF THE ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM ON THE LARGE HEAVY ION ACCELERATOR GANILGANIL
13-06-2012INES 2Irradiation of a worker while handling an Iridium 192 sourceFos-sur-Mer
21-01-2002INES 2Partial loss of the command and control system in Flamanville NPPFLAMANVILLE-2
13-09-1991INES 2METALLURGICAL FLAW IN SECONDARY STEAM PIPEFESSENHEIM-1
30-12-1992INES 2PROLONGED LOSS OF VENTILATION IN THE FUEL FABRICATION BUILDING IN THE FBFC ESTABLISHMENTFBFC
24-04-2019INES 2Overexposure of a workerEiffage Energie Systeme – Clevia Ouest
18-04-2014INES 2Exposure of a worker during radiographic inspectionsDCNS site