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United States of America,
27 Feb 2025, INES: 2
On 27 February 2025, a radiography camera containing 2.738 TBq (74 Ci) of Ir-192 was reported stolen from a licensee’s truck. On 26 February 2025, the radiographer stayed the night at a hotel in Kernersville, NC and discovered the next morning that the camera was missing. The radiographer had not...
Reported by
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
of
United States of America
on
07 Mar 2025.
Last update on 07 Mar 2025
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Korea, Republic of,
12 Sep 2023, INES: 2
On September 12, 2023, during industrial radiography, the control cable of the equipment ruptured, causing the radiation source(Ir-192, 1.75 TBq) to detach inside the guide tube. The worker was unable to notice the detachment of the radiation source in time due to the lack of proper radiation...
Reported by
Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC)
of
Korea, Republic of
on
26 Dec 2024.
Last update on 26 Dec 2024
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Korea, Republic of,
15 Jul 2019, INES: 3
In July 2017, at a semiconductor manufacturing company, seven workers were exposed to radiation due to the abnormal use of an X-ray generator(100 kVp, 0.1 mA) for product defect inspection. The X-ray generator was a cabinet-type device with a shielding door interlock, but the workers manually...
Reported by
Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC)
of
Korea, Republic of
on
26 Dec 2024.
Last update on 26 Dec 2024
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Korea, Republic of,
24 Aug 2018, INES: 2
On August 24, 2018, during industrial radiography using a sealed radiation source (Ir-192, 1.22 TBq), the radiation source became stuck inside the guide tube, making it impossible to retrieve. During the initial response, the remote control cable was incorrectly assembled in the opposite direction,...
Reported by
Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC)
of
Korea, Republic of
on
26 Dec 2024.
Last update on 26 Dec 2024
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Korea, Republic of,
21 Jul 2017, INES: 3
On July 21, 2017, at a hospital in Seoul, an incident occurred when the assigned staff member failed to follow the patient verification procedure in the I-131 therapy room. As a result, a dose of I-131 (5,550 MBq), intended for a thyroid desease patient, was mistakenly administered to another...
Reported by
Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC)
of
Korea, Republic of
on
26 Dec 2024.
Last update on 26 Dec 2024
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Korea, Republic of,
31 Dec 2016, INES: 3
In December 2016, it was reported to the regulatory authority that an industrial radiography worker's personal dosimeter reading had exceeded the annual dose limit. An investigation revealed that the worker had been exposed to high levels of radiation on a night-field radiography work during...
Reported by
Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC)
of
Korea, Republic of
on
26 Dec 2024.
Last update on 26 Dec 2024
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Korea, Republic of,
03 Dec 2015, INES: 3
On December 3, 2015, an industrial radiography worker repeatedly conducted NDT without realizing that a sealed radioactive source(Ir-192, 1.1 TBq) had not been properly retracted and remained at the end of the guide tube. On December 8, the worker began feeling symptoms such as pain, redness, and...
Reported by
Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC)
of
Korea, Republic of
on
26 Dec 2024.
Last update on 26 Dec 2024
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Korea, Republic of,
20 Apr 2015, INES: 2
On April 20, 2015, two workers were conducting a industrial radiography for Non-Destructive Test on the welds of a large steel product. During the process, the guide tube of the irradiator was not properly connected, causing the radiation source (Co-60, 1.85 TBq) to be withdrawn but not retrieved....
Reported by
Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC)
of
Korea, Republic of
on
26 Dec 2024.
Last update on 26 Dec 2024
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Korea, Republic of,
26 Jun 2014, INES: 3
On June 26, 2014, during the setup and operation of testing equipment for industrial radiography, a radiation exposure incident occurred. The support structure of the equipment fell onto the guide tube, causing it to deform and disabling the retrieval of the radiation source(Co-60, 2.1 TBq). While...
Reported by
Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC)
of
Korea, Republic of
on
26 Dec 2024.
Last update on 26 Dec 2024
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Spain,
13 Dec 2024, INES: 1
On Thursday 12th December 2024, LOMA SYSTEMS S.R.O. sent from the Czech Republic a B(U) package, model NE4C, with 4 encapsulated radioactive sources of Se-75 (3.4 TBq each one), used for industrial radiography, to a radioactive facility located in Madrid. These sources are classified as category 2...
Reported by
Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear (CSN)
of
Spain
on
18 Dec 2024.
Last update on 18 Dec 2024
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