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Accidential Exposure of Industrial Radiography Worker

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Event Date: 26 June 2014 Event Type: Radiation Source Event Location: Korea, Republic of, Ulsan INES Rating: 3 (Final)

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 attempting to repair the damaged portion of the guide tube by hand, the worker was exposed to radiation. The personal dosimeter reading indicated an effective dose of 117.1 mSv. Radiation burns were observed on the worker’s hand, and the hand equivalent dose was estimated to be between 10 and 25.8 Sv.

INES Rating: 3 – Serious incident (Final) as per 07 September 2014

Impact on people and the environment Release beyond authorized limits? No Overexposure of a member of the public? No Overexposure of

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