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Radioactive Hazard Release

Uncontrolled release of radioactive material from its containment. This either threatens to, or does, cause exposure to a radioactive hazard. Such an incident may occur accidentally or deliberately.

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Abstract

Uncontrolled release of radioactive material from its containment. This either threatens to, or does, cause exposure to a radioactive hazard. Such an incident may occur accidentally or deliberately.

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Synonyms

19 entry terms
  • Hazard Release, Radioactive
  • Hazard Releases, Radioactive
  • Radioactive Hazard Releases
  • Release, Radioactive Hazard
  • Releases, Radioactive Hazard
  • Accident, Radiation
  • Accidents, Nuclear
  • Accidents, Nuclear Reactor
  • Accidents, Radiation
  • Nuclear Accidents
  • Nuclear Reactor Accidents
  • Radiation Accident
  • Radiation Accidents
  • Accident, Nuclear
  • Accident, Nuclear Reactor
  • Nuclear Accident
  • Nuclear Reactor Accident
  • Reactor Accident, Nuclear
  • Reactor Accidents, Nuclear

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Aspects Covered

9 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, mortality, prevention & control, psychology, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

for release resulting in disaster, coordinate with DISASTERS; for deliberate release of radioactive material, coordinate RADIOACTIVE HAZARD RELEASE with TERRORISM; specify geographic location; note entry term ACCIDENTS, RADIATION: do not index here for radiation injuries during radiotherapy or radiodiagnosis: index under specific radiotherapy or radiodiagnosis heading + RADIATION INJURIES

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History Note

2009(1995)

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Previous Indexing

  • Accidents (1967-1994)
  • Nuclear Reactors (1967-1994)
  • Radiation Injuries (1966-1994)

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  1. N06.850w.135w.848

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NLM Classification

WN 615

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Radioactive Hazard Release. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018788. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018788
  2. Radioactive Hazard Release. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70436326