History of Nuclear and Radiological Accidents in the World and Turkey
Journal Title: Nükleer Tıp Seminerleri - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Nuclear and radiation accidents are defined by International Atomic Energy Agency as “an event that has led to significant consequences to people, the environment or the facility’’. Death of people, release of large amount of radioactivity to the environment, and reactor core melt are some examples of such serious effects. The most prominent example of a “major nuclear accident” is the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, in which reactor core was damaged and significant amounts of radioactivity released. Nuclear and radiological accidents can occur during the operations in nuclear facilities, transportation of nuclear substances, industrial and medical use of radiation sources. The significance of events is determined by the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES). The INES scale is designed as the severity of an event is about ten times greater for each increase in level on the scale. According to this scale, level 4, 5, 6, and 7 are described as “accident”. They are rare, but their consequences are serious. INES scale 2 and 3 are described as “incidents” which more commonly occur during the routine use of radiation. In this review, we present examples of significant nuclear and radiological events worldwide and focus on learning from previous accidents to prevent future catastrophes.
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Bengül Günalp
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