Concept information

disaster > human-made disaster > nuclear explosion (accident)

Preferred term

nuclear explosion (accident)  

Definition

  • An unintentional release of energy from a rapid reaction of atomic nuclei yielding high temperatures and radiation potentially harmful to human health and the environment.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/5718

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