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civilian Civilians under international humanitarian law are "persons who are not members of the armed forces" and they are not " combatants if they carry arms openly and respect the laws and customs of war". It is slightly different from a non-combatant ...
accidents involving
fissile In nuclear engineering, fissile material is material capable of sustaining a nuclear fission chain reaction. By definition, fissile material can sustain a chain reaction with neutrons of thermal energy. The predominant neutron energy may be t ...
nuclear material Nuclear material refers to the metals uranium, plutonium, and thorium, in any form, according to the IAEA. This is differentiated further into "source material", consisting of natural and depleted uranium, and "special fissionable material", ...
or
nuclear reactor A nuclear reactor is a device used to initiate and control a fission nuclear chain reaction or nuclear fusion reactions. Nuclear reactors are used at nuclear power plants for electricity generation and in nuclear marine propulsion. Heat fr ...
s. Military accidents are listed at
List of military nuclear accidents This article lists notable military accidents involving nuclear material. Civilian accidents are listed at List of civilian nuclear accidents. For a general discussion of both civilian and military accidents, see nuclear and radiation 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, see Nuclear and radiation accidents.


Scope of this article

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 The International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) was introduced in 1990 by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in order to enable prompt communication of safety significant information in case of nuclear accidents. The ...
(INES) level is available, of at least two. # Nuclear aspect: the damage must be related directly to nuclear operations or materials; the event should involve fissile material or a reactor, not merely (for example) having occurred at the site of a nuclear power plant. # Primarily civilian: the nuclear operation/material must be principally for non-military purposes.


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See also

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* List of crimes involving radioactive substances *
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* Nuclear and radiation accidents *
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External links


Nuclear power plant accidents: listed and ranked since 1952

Timeline: Nuclear plant accidents

ProgettoHumus – Mondo in Cammino: List updated of nuclear accidents in the history

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

Background on ionizing radiation and doses

More information on radiation units and doses.

Extensive, well-referenced list of radiological incidents.
Critical Hour: Three Mile Island, The Nuclear Legacy, And National Security
Online book by Albert J. Fritsch, Arthur H. Purcell, and Mary Byrd Davis
Annotated bibliography on civilian nuclear accidents from the Alsos Digital Library for Nuclear Issues.

Partial list of Indian nuclear accidents
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