(GRS-47) Report about Abnormal Events in Nuclear Power Plants in the Federal Republic of Germany in the Year 1980

Subsequent to a similar report for the previous year, this compilation of abnormal events in nuclear power plants in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1980 is made available to whom it may concern. Strict reporting requirements ensure that all events including even those having only remote safety significance, are reported to the authorities. The reporting performance of the operating organizations operating nuclear power plants does not give cause to any criticism. The abnormal events are stored in a data bank and analyzed in more detail by a special task force. The number of reported abnormal events (201) lies within the range experienced in the preceding years. The number of events in the category A (5) corresponds with the level of the previous years. None of them was of direct safety significance. The few events which caused radioactive discharges to exceed prescribed short-term limits did not put at risk neither the public at large nor the operating personnel.