Radiation Incidents
What kind of incidents can be related to radiation?
• Possible incidents that may involve introducing radioactive material into food or water supplies, use of explosives (like dynamite) to scatter radioactive materials (called a “dirty bomb”), bombing or destruction of a nuclear facility, or exploding a small nuclear device.
• Despite the introduction of radioactive material in food or water supplies can possibly cause great consternation or fear, you may not cause much contamination or increase the danger of occurrence of adverse health effects.
• Although a dirty bomb could cause serious injury due to explosion, it most likely would not have enough radioactive material to cause severe radiation sickness to large groups of people. However, people who were exposed to radiation that was scattered by the explosion of the bomb may have an increased risk of developing cancer later in life, depending on the rate at which they were exposed.
• A leak or explosion in a nuclear facility could cause the release of large amounts of radioactive material. People in the facility are likely to be contaminated by radioactive material and possibly injured if there was an explosion. People who may have received large doses of acute radiation syndrome. People who were around may have been exposed or contaminated.
• The explosion of a nuclear device could result in extensive damage to property. People can be killed or injured by the explosion and be contaminated by radioactive material. Also, many people may experience symptoms of acute radiation syndrome. After a nuclear blast can spread radioactive debris over a large region, away from the crash site, potentially increasing the risk of people developing cancer over time.
• If you are advised to evacuate, follow the instructions given by local officials. Leave the area as quickly and as orderly as possible.
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