PRC irradiator accident, 1992 (original) (raw)

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**Date:**November 1992

**Location:**Wuhan, P.R. China

**Type of event:**irradiator accident

Description:

An accident occurred at an irradiation facility, reportedly involving a power loss and out-of-order safety interlocks, possibly similar to an accident in Shanghai in 1990. Four workers were overexposed: one suffered severe radiation sickness from a dose of 360 rad, one suffered moderate radiation sickness from a 170 rad dose, and one had mild sickness from a 90 rad dose. The fourth worker received a 50 rad dose.

**Consequences:**3 injuries.

References:

• Han, Lin, Yu Gao, Ping Wang, and Yumin Lyu, 2020, "Cytogenetic biodosimetry for radiation accidents in China," Radiation Medicine and Protection, 1:133-139.
• UNSCEAR, 2000, "Annex E: Occupational radiation exposures," in Sources and Effects of Ionizing Radiation: United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation UNSCEAR 2000 Report to the General Assembly, with Scientific Annexes, Volume I: Sources, UNSCEAR, on line at UNSCEAR [http://www.unscear.org/docs/reports/annexe.pdf].
• Ziqiang, Pan, Fan Shengen, and Cong Huiling, 1996, "Exposure dose assessment and discussion on radioisotope production and application," Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 206(2):239-249.

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