List of nuclear accidents
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This article covers notable accidents involving nuclear material. In some cases, these incidents involve people being injured or killed due to the release of radioactive contamination. Most incidents involve accidental releases that have caused contamination, but had no other immediate effects. Due to government and business secrecy, it is difficult to determine with certainty the extent of some events listed below.
An accidental detonation of a nuclear weapon has never happened. For an implosion assembly weapon this risk is lower, because it would require the precisely synchronized simultaneous detonation of its numerous explosive lenses. For a gun-assembly weapon the risk is higher.
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Civilian nuclear accidents
- Main article: List of civilian nuclear accidents
Military nuclear accidents
- Main article: List of military nuclear accidents
See also
- International Nuclear Events Scale
- List of disasters
- List of nuclear reactors - a comprehensive annotated list of the world's nuclear reactors
- Radiation
- United States military nuclear incident terminology
References & External Links
- Schema-root.org: Nuclear Power Accidents 2 topics, both with a current news feed
- US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) website with search function and electronic public reading room
- International Atomic Energy Agency website with extensive online library
- Canada's Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)
- Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety Detailed articles on nuclear watchdog activities in the US
- World Nuclear Association: Radiation Doses Background on ionizing radiation and doses
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety More information on radiation units and doses.
- Radiological Incidents Database Extensive, well-referenced list of radiological incidents.
Categories: Nuclear technology | Nuclear accidents | Non-combat accidents involving military | Radioactivity
