Nuclear hazards

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Lesson 20: Thermal pollution and nuclear hazards

Definitions

Risk or danger to human health or the environment exposed by the radiation emanating from the atomic nuclei is called as nuclear hazard.
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Nuclear hazard is an actual or potential release of radioactive material at a commercial nuclear power plant or a transportation accident.

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