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Record 1 2011-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Plant Safety
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
CONT

The International Nuclear Event Scale [INES]. Level 6. Serious accident. Criteria. External release of radioactive material (in quantities radiologically equivalent to the order of thousands to tens of thousands of terabecquerels of iodine-131). Such a release would be likely to result in partial implementation of countermeasures covered by emergency plans to lessen the likelihood of health effects.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
CONT

Structure fondamentale de l’échelle INES [échelle internationale des événements nucléaires]. [Niveau] 6. Accident grave. Conséquences à l’extérieur du site. Rejets importants susceptibles d’exiger l’application intégrale des contremesures prévues.

Spanish

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