North America: Canada

Legenda & explanation
date INES title location
17-05-2013INES 0Information on earthquake which occurred in Western QuébecCentral/Eastern Canada
23-06-2010[n/a]Information on earthquake which occurred in Eastern Canada. Ontario
14-08-2003INES 2Total Impairment of the High Pressure Emergency Core Injection System Affecting Five (5) Reactor Units at Pickering NGSPickering A - B NGS
08-12-2003INES 1Incidents of Radioactivity in Consumer ProductsConsumer Products
23-07-1999INES 2Exposure to radiation from a fixed gauge in New Waterford Nova ScotiaCAPE BRETON (DEVCO)
26-05-1999INES 2Plutonium uptake at Chalk River FacilitiesCHALK RIVER LABORATORIES
17-01-1997INES 1Primary heat transport system leakage from coolant channel outlet feederPOINT LEPREAU
04-10-1996INES 2Emergency water/reheater drains distribution header damage inside the steam generatorsPOINT LEPREAU
24-05-1996INES 1Failure to replace horizontal flux detector shielding after maintenancePOINT LEPREAU
19-04-1996INES 1ECI impairment due to check valve failure resulting in forced outage of Pickering stationPICKERING-1
04-09-1995INES 2PRESSURIZER DRAIN VALVE FAILURE CAUSING HEAT TRANSPORT SYSTEM LEAKS AND FORCED OUTAGEGENTILLY-2
14-05-1995INES 1SPURIOUS OPENING OF REACTOR COOLANT LIQUID RELIEF VALVEBRUCE-5
10-12-1994INES 2SMALL LOCA DUE TO REACTOR COOLANT RELIEF VALVE FAILUREPICKERING-2
04-01-1994INES 2POWER EXCURSION AT MCMASTER NUCLEAR RESEARCH REACTOR DURING FUEL LOADINGMCMASTER RESEARCH REACTOR
05-03-1993INES 1UNITS DERATED TO 60% REACTOR POWER DUE TO SAFETY ANALYSIS CONCERNSBRUCE-1
15-02-1993INES 0UNIT SHUTDOWN DUE TO HEAVY WATER LEAK AT A FUELLING MACHINEDARLINGTON-2
19-09-1991INES 1FUEL BUNDLE DAMAGE DURING TRANSFER TO SPENT FUEL BAYGENTILLY-2
31-05-1991INES 2INCORRECT CALIBRATION OF SHUTDOWN SYSTEM AND TWO REGIONAL OVERPOWER DETECTORSPOINT LEPREAU
23-01-1990INES 2REACTOR COOLANT LEAK DURING ON POWER REFUELLING DUE TO FUELLLING MACHINE DROPBRUCE-4
24-12-2002INES 1Start-up Instrumentation ImpairmentBRUCE-7
11-06-2002INES 0Empty Pressure Tube Damaged During Routine MaintenanceBRUCE-6
11-11-2001INES 0Heat Transport Steam Bleed Valve Failed Open Causing Unit TripDARLINGTON-3