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4. DESIGN OF NUCLEAR REACTORS<br />

3.7x1014 Bq that spread <strong>in</strong>to the basement of the build<strong>in</strong>g with approximately 4000 m 3 of<br />

reactor coolant water.<br />

29 November 1955 ‐ EBR ‐1 (USA)<br />

Power excursion dur<strong>in</strong>g an experiment to measure the reactivity coefficient of the reactor.<br />

The reactimeter was not connected to the safety system. This accident caused the<br />

meltdown of around 40% of the core.<br />

15 October 1955 ‐ V<strong>in</strong>ca (Yugoslavia)<br />

Uncontrolled criticality of the reactor due to an <strong>in</strong>advertent <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> the level of the<br />

heavy water follow<strong>in</strong>g a mistake made by an operator: six people received equivalent<br />

doses of between 4 Sv and 11 Sv. One person died and the other 5 had a bone marrow<br />

transplant <strong>in</strong> Paris.<br />

03 January 1961 ‐ SL1‐ Idaho Falls (USA)<br />

Power excursion due to human error dur<strong>in</strong>g the manual removal of the central regulat<strong>in</strong>g<br />

rod: two operators were killed outright by the explosion that followed this power<br />

excursion. A third person died two hours later from wounds to the head.<br />

30 December 1965 ‐ Venus ‐ Mol (Belgium)<br />

Power excursion due to human error dur<strong>in</strong>g the manual removal of a regulat<strong>in</strong>g rod: the<br />

operator received 5 Sv to the chest and 40 Sv to the foot (amputation of the leg).<br />

07 November 1967 ‐ SiloeE ‐ Grenoble (France)

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