Radiation Accidents and Incidents - 1962 Mexico City Radiation Accident, 1984 Moroccan Radiation Accident, 1990 Clinic of Zaragoza Radiotherapy Acciden (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: 1962 Mexico City radiation accident, 1984 Moroccan radiation accident, 1990 Clinic of Zaragoza radiotherapy accident, 1996 San Juan de Dios radiotherapy accident, Acerinox accident, Anatoli Bugorski, Church Rock uranium mill spill, Goiania accident, Instituto Oncologico Nacional, Kramatorsk nuclear poisoning incident, Kyshtym disaster, Lists of nuclear disasters and radioactive incidents, List of civilian radiation accidents, List of nuclear and radiation accidents by country, List of nuclear and radiation accidents by death toll, Mayapuri, Orphan source, Radioactive contamination, Radioactive contamination from the Rocky Flats Plant, Radioactive scrap metal, Samut Prakan radiation accident, Seversk. Excerpt: 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 significant amounts of radioactivity are released, such as in the Chernobyl Disaster in 1986. The impact of nuclear accidents has been a topic of debate practically since the first nuclear reactors were constructed. It has also been a key factor in public concern about nuclear facilities. Some technical measures to reduce the risk of accidents or to minimize the amount of radioactivity released to the environment have been adopted. Despite the use of such measures, "there have been many accidents with varying impacts as well near misses and incidents." Benjamin K. Sovacool has reported that worldwide there have been 99 accidents at nuclear power plants. Fifty-seven accidents have occurred since the Chernobyl disaster, ...