Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents
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A nuclear and radiation accident is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency as "an event that has led to significant consequences to people, the environment or the facility. Examples include lethal effects to individuals, large radioactivity release to the environment, or reactor core melt." The prime example of a "major nuclear accident" is one in which a reactor core is damaged and large amounts of radiation are released, such as in the Chernobyl Disaster in 1986.
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See also
- Background radiation
- Chernobyl compared to other radioactivity releases
- Chernobyl disaster effects
- Common mode failure
- Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group
- Fuel element failure
- Goiânia accident
- Radioactive scrap metal
- Orphan source
- International Nuclear Events Scale
- Ionizing radiation (for a table of radiation exposures)
- List of Chernobyl-related articles
- List of crimes involving radioactive substances
- List of disasters
- List of dam failures
- List of oil spills
- List of nuclear reactors
- Lists of nuclear disasters and radioactive incidents
- Nuclear debate
- Radiation
- Radioactive contamination
- Radiation poisoning
- Radioactive waste
- United States military nuclear incident terminology
- World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO)
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