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    The document defines a nuclear disaster or accident as an event that leads to significant consequences for people, the environment, or a nuclear facility. Examples include lethal effects on individuals, large radioactive releases, or reactor core meltdowns. The prime example of a major nuclear accident is one where the reactor core is damaged and large amounts of radiation are released, such as in the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. The document then lists various nuclear accidents and incidents from 1961 to 2011, providing brief descriptions of each event.

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    The document defines a nuclear disaster or accident as an event that leads to significant consequences for people, the environment, or a nuclear facility. Examples include lethal effects on individuals, large radioactive releases, or reactor core meltdowns. The prime example of a major nuclear accident is one where the reactor core is damaged and large amounts of radiation are released, such as in the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. The document then lists various nuclear accidents and incidents from 1961 to 2011, providing brief descriptions of each event.

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    The document defines a nuclear disaster or accident as an event that leads to significant consequences for people, the environment, or a nuclear facility. Examples include lethal effects on individuals, large radioactive releases, or reactor core meltdowns. The prime example of a major nuclear accident is one where the reactor core is damaged and large amounts of radiation are released, such as in the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. The document then lists various nuclear accidents and incidents from 1961 to 2011, providing brief descriptions of each event.

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    EVS Assignment Nuclear Disasters

    A nuclear disaster or accident is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency as "an event that has led to significant consequences to people, the environment or the facility. Examples include lethal effects to individuals, large radioactivity release to the environment, or reactor core melt." The prime example of a "major nuclear accident" is one in which a reactor core is damaged and large amounts of radiation are released, such as in the Chernobyl Disaster in 1986.

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    Explosion at SL-1 prototype at the National Reactor Testing Station. All 3 operators were killed when a control rod was removed too far, causing criticality surge and steam explosion. Partial core meltdown of the Fermi 1 Reactor at the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station. No radiation leakage into the environment.

    January 3, 1961

    October 5, 1966

    It was intended to operate until the end of 1969, but during a startup on January 21, 1969, it suffered a loss-ofJanuary 21, 1969 coolant accident, leading to a partial core meltdown and massive radioactive contamination of the cavern, which was then sealed. There was reportedly a partial nuclear meltdown in Leningrad nuclear power plant reactor unit 1.

    1975

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    Electrical error causes fire in the main trough that destroys December 7, 1975 control lines and five main coolant pumps Malfunction during fuel replacement. Fuel rod ejected from reactor into the reactor hall by coolant (CO2). Severe corrosion of reactor and release of radioactivity into the plant area, necessitating total decommission Loss of coolant and partial core meltdown due to operator errors. There is a small release of radioactive gasses. See also Three Mile Island accident health effects. Safety violations, operator error, and design problems force a six year outage at Browns Ferry Unit 2. Instrumentation systems malfunction during startup, which led to suspension of operations at all three Browns Ferry Units Recurring equipment problems force emergency shutdown of Boston Edisons Pilgrim Nuclear Power

    January 5, 1976

    February 22, 1977

    March 28, 1979

    September 15, 1984

    March 9, 1985

    April 11, 1986

    Date

    Description
    Plant An improper electrical test leads to overheating, steam explosion, fire, and meltdown, necessitating the evacuation of 300,000 people from Kiev and dispersing radioactive material across Europe (see Chernobyl disaster effects) Experimental THTR300 reactor releases small amounts of fission products (0.1 GBq Co-60, Cs-137, Pa233) to surrounding area Peach Bottom units 2 and 3 shutdown due to cooling malfunctions and unexplained equipment problems Malfunctions force Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation to shut down Nine Mile Point Unit 1 Inspections at Calvert Cliff Units 1 and 2 reveal cracks at pressurized heater sleeves, forcing extended shutdowns An accident at the Sosnovy Bor nuclear plant leaked radioactive gases and iodine into the air through a ruptured fuel channel.

    April 26, 1986

    May 4, 1986

    March 31, 1987

    December 19, 1987

    March 17, 1989

    March 1992

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    Leaking valve forces shutdown Millstone Nuclear February 20, 1996 Power Plant Units 1 and 2, multiple equipment failures found Balance-of-plant equipment malfunction forces shutdown and extensive repairs at Crystal River Unit 3 Tokaimura nuclear accident killed two workers, and exposed one more to radiation levels above permissible limits. Severe corrosion of control rod forces 24-month outage of Davis-Besse reactor Steam explosion at Mihama Nuclear Power Plant kills 5 workers and injures 6 more A tsunami flooded and damaged the 5 active reactor plants at the site located near the Pacific Ocean. Loss of backup electrical power led to overheating and partial meltdowns. Three workers died due to non-radiation causes.

    September 2, 1996

    September 30, 1999

    February 16, 2002

    August 9, 2004

    March 11, 2011

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