Nuclear safety is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as "The achievement of proper operating conditions, prevention of accidents...
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The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC; Korean: 원자력안전위원회; Hanja: 原子力安全委員會; RR: Wonjaryeok Anjeon Wiwonhoe) is one of the nuclear organizations...
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military application of nuclear science. NNSA maintains and enhances the safety, security, and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile; works...
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An ongoing concern in the area of nuclear safety and security is the possibility that terrorist organizations may attack facilities possessing radioactive...
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Foreman. The vulnerability of nuclear plants to deliberate attack is of concern in the area of nuclear safety and security. Nuclear power plants, civilian research...
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Passive nuclear safety is a design approach for safety features, implemented in a nuclear reactor, that does not require any active intervention on the...
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the issues of nuclear safety; food security for Asian and African countries; Ukraine's energy infrastructure; the release of prisoners and the return of...
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States military nuclear incident terminology Lists of nuclear reactors Nuclear safety and security Criticality accident List of hydroelectric power station...
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International Nuclear Event Scale List of civilian nuclear accidents Lists of nuclear disasters and radioactive incidents Nuclear safety and security Nuclear power...
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Nuclear safety in the United States is governed by federal regulations issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The NRC regulates all nuclear...
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A nuclear close call is an incident that might have led to at least one nuclear explosion, but did not. They can be split into intentional and unintentional...
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oversee nuclear energy matters, oversight of nuclear medicine, and nuclear safety and security. The U.S. AEC became the Energy Research and Development...
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Nuclear law is the law related to the peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology. Nuclear energy poses special risks to the health and safety of persons...
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Nuclear criticality safety is a field of nuclear engineering dedicated to the prevention of nuclear and radiation accidents resulting from an inadvertent...
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Laura Grego (section Education and career)
Laura Grego is an American physicist specializing in nuclear safety and security and space policy. She is a senior scientist at Union of Concerned Scientists...
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The three primary objectives of nuclear reactor safety systems as defined by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission are to shut down the reactor, maintain...
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Long-term nuclear waste warning messages are communication attempts intended to deter human intrusion at nuclear waste repositories in the far future,...
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nuclear safety. KINS was established in February 1990, and supports the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission in technical aspects of nuclear safety...
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Consolidated Nuclear Security is an American federal contractor that manages the Y-12 National Security Complex. Consolidated Nuclear Security is a joint...
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Food irradiation (section Nuclear safety and security)
existing facilities and future design. In the US the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulates the safety of the processing facility, and the United States...
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been a number of nuclear whistleblowers, often nuclear engineers, who have identified safety concerns about nuclear power and nuclear weapons production...
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the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has become the center of an ongoing nuclear safety crisis, described by Ukraine as an act of nuclear terrorism by Russia...
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Lydie Xuân Thuy Nguyen, is a French engineer and Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security at the IAEA since 2021. She is also the Deputy...
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The Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) was a semi-annual world summit, aimed at preventing nuclear terrorism around the globe. The first summit was held in...
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The 2010 Nuclear Security Summit was a summit held in Washington, D.C., on April 12 and 13, 2010. The Summit focused on how to better safeguard weapons-grade...
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national security missions, particularly; countering weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and public health and safety, including responses to nuclear reactor...
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by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to use radioactive materials must designate a Radiation Safety Officer in writing. The Radiation Safety Officer...
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risk of human errors in nuclear plant operation. The nuclear power industry has improved the safety and performance of reactors, and has proposed new safer...
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accidents in process plants Nuclear safety and security – Regulations for uses of radioactive materials Lists of nuclear disasters and radioactive incidents...
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Republic of Korea: Nuclear Safety and Security Commission Spain: Nuclear Safety Council (Spain) Sweden: Swedish Radiation Safety Authority United Kingdom:...
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