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accident > major accident > nuclear accident

Preferred term

nuclear accident  

Definition

  • An event occurring in a nuclear power plant or anywhere that radioactive materials are used, stored, or transported and involving the release of potentially dangerous levels of radioactive materials into the environment.

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/5708

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