PSI (Switzerland)
The Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) is a research center and includes:
the research reactor PROTEUS
the research reactor SAPHIR
the research reactor DIORIT
a Hot Laboratory
facilities for processing and storage of radioactive waste
Saphir and Diorit are being dismantled.
Facilities in PSI
| plant | reactor typ | construction start | operation start | shut down |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proteus | Research Reactor | 1968 | ||
| PSI | Waste Facilities |
False position of a pair of safety rods. This event was rated INES level 0.
Tritium incorporation in the waste laboratory. This event was rated INES level 0.
Exceeding the allowed activity-inventary limits in the Swiss Federal Interim Storage (BZL). This event was rated INES level 0.
Loss of iodine emission surveillance in the pilot incineration facility. This event was rated INES level 0.
Irregularity on a shutdown system in the research reactor during a functionality test. This event was rated INES level 0.
Inexplicably high quarterly dosis registered on the personal dosimeter of a PSI worker. This event was rated INES level 0.
Incorporation of radioactive aerosols in a metallography cell of the Hotlab. This event was rated INES level 0.
