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2007 ISO radioactivity danger symbol intended for IAEA Category 1, 2, and 3 sources defined as dangerous sources capable of causing death or serious injury [1]. This article lists notable civilian accidents involving radioactive materials or involving ionizing radiation from artificial sources such as x-ray tubes and particle accelerators.
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In listing civilian nuclear accidents, the following criteria have been followed: Notably severe: there must be well-attested and substantial health damage, property damage or contamination; if an International Nuclear Event Scale (INES) level is available, of at least two.
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1982 Lost radiation source in Baku, Azerbaijan, USSR. [6] 1980 Houston radiotherapy accident. [6] [7] 1979 Church Rock uranium mill spill; 1979 Three Mile Island accident and Three Mile Island accident health effects; 1974–1976 Columbus radiotherapy accident. [6] [7] 1969 Lucens reactor; 1968 Thule B-52 crash; 1966 Palomares B-52 crash
The Windscale fire resulted when uranium metal fuel ignited inside plutonium production piles; surrounding dairy farms were contaminated. [33] [34] The severity of the incident was covered up at the time by the UK government, as Prime Minister Harold Macmillan feared that it would harm British nuclear relations with America, and so original reports on the disaster and its health impacts were ...
Nuclear submarine accidents include the K-19 (1961), K-11 (1965), K-27 (1968), K-140 (1968), K-429 (1970), K-222 (1980), and K-431 (1985) [11] [13] [14] accidents. Serious radiation incidents/accidents include the Kyshtym disaster, the Windscale fire, the radiotherapy accident in Costa Rica, [15] the radiotherapy accident in Zaragoza, [16] the ...