Scope of This Article
In listing civilian radiation accidents, the following criteria have been followed:
- There must be well-attested and substantial health damage, property damage or contamination.
- The damage must be related directly to radioactive materials or ionizing radiation from a man-made source, not merely taking place at a facility where such are being used.
- To qualify as "civilian", the operation/material must be principally for non-military purposes.
- The event is not an event involving fissile material or a nuclear reactor.
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