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What are the highest man-made sources of radiation and the highest sources of radiological risk?

radioactive sources

radioactive soil contamination

nuclear reactors

thorium sand

What are the sources of natural radiation?

radioactive plutonium

radioactive waste, radioactivity released from nuclear explosion

cosmic radiation and radiation from naturally occurring radioactive substances (on the surface of earth, in the terrestrial atmosphere, in foodstuffs, water, a human organism)

nuclear reactors, radioactive sources for medical treatment

What is the main negative consequence of a radiological emergency?

exposure of people to radiation

evacuation of people

contamination of the environment

contamination of food

What is the potential danger from an accident at a nuclear reactor?

high human exposure to radiation

landslide

earthquake

chemical contamination

What is the main characteristic of a radiological emergency?

release of significant levels of radioactivity and high exposure of workers or the general public to radiation

contamination of food by radioactive materials

contamination of forests by radioactive materials

contamination of soil by radioactive materials

Radiological Emergencies

What are the highest man-made sources of radiation and the highest sources of radiological risk?

What are the sources of natural radiation?

What is the main negative consequence of a radiological emergency?

What is the potential danger from an accident at a nuclear reactor?

What is the main characteristic of a radiological emergency?