1984 Moroccan radiation accident

1984 radiation accident in Morocco April 2016 In March 1984, a serious radiation accident occurred in Morocco at a Mohammedia factory, where eight people died from pulmonary hemorrhaging caused by overexposure to radiation from a lost iridium-192 pellet. Radiological accidents: A historical review of sealed sources accidents Lushbaugh C Ricks R Fry S International Atomic Energy Agency 1988 Other individuals also received significant overdoses of radiation that required medical attention. Three people were sent to the Curie Institute in Paris for treatment of radiation poisoning. The source was used to radiograph welds and became separated from its shielded container. As the source itself had no markings indicating it was radioactive, a worker took it home, where it stayed for some weeks, exposing the family to radiation. The laborer, his family, and some relatives were the eight deaths caused by the accident. https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/gen-comm/info-notices/1985/in85057.html Information Notice No. 85-57: Lost Iridium-192 Source Resulting in the Death of Eight Persons in Morocco Metzger J. 1985 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission March 31, 2016 See also Nuclear and radiation accidents Goiânia accident Radiotherapy accident in Costa Rica Radiotherapy accident in Zaragoza References 6 Die After Moroccan Worker S a R P https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/17/world/6-die-after-moroccan-worker-s-a-r-p.html The New York Times 17 June 1984 20 October 2026 External links Information Notice No. 85-57: Lost Iridium-192 Source Resulting in the Death of Eight Persons in Morocco United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/gen-comm/info-notices/1985/in85057.html 20 October 2026 Description of the incident in Johnston's Archive http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/nuclear/radevents/1984MOR1.html 20 October 2026 Category:Man-made disasters in Morocco Category:1984 industrial disasters Morocco Category:1984 in Morocco Category:March 1984 in Africa Category:1980s disasters in Morocco Category:1984 disasters in Africa