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Globally, there have been at least 99 (civilian and military) recorded nuclear power plant accidents from 1952 to 2009 (defined as incidents that either resulted in the loss of human life or more than US$50,000 of property damage, the amount the US federal government uses to define nuclear energy accidents that must be reported), totaling US$20.5 billion in property damages.
Radiation exposures in accidents - Annex C of UNSCEAR 2008 Report (Comprehensive list of accidents with details) "The world's worst nuclear power disasters" . Power Technology . 7 October 2013.
To combat accidents associated with aging nuclear power plants, it may be advantageous to build new nuclear power reactors and retire the old nuclear plants. In the United States alone, more than 50 start-up companies are working to create innovative designs for nuclear power plants [ 153 ] while ensuring the plants are more affordable and cost ...
1961 – SL-1 accident resulted in three fatalities. 1964- Wood River Jct. Rhode Island. Robert D. Peabody [28] – according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Robert Peabody was the U.S. nuclear industry's first and last fatality due to acute radiation syndrome. 1974-1976 – Columbus radiotherapy accident, 10 deaths and 88 injuries.
Houston radiotherapy accident 1980 An accident involving yttrium-90 in nuclear medicine therapy caused 7 deaths. [12] [16] 5 Lost radiation source, Baku, Azerbaijan, USSR 1982, October 5 A caesium-137 orphan source was carried by an individual in a clothes pocket, exposing several individuals. Five people suffered radiation burns and died; at ...
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This article lists notable civilian accidents involving fissile nuclear material or nuclear reactors. Military accidents are listed at List of military nuclear accidents. Civil radiation accidents not involving fissile material are listed at List of civilian radiation accidents. For a general discussion of both civilian and military accidents ...