Nuclear Reactor Accidents: Beyond the Headlines
When mentioning nuclear reactor accidents, incidents like Three Mile Island, Fukushima, or Chernobyl often come to mind. However, there have been other accidents that received less publicity.
A notable example is the International Nuclear Event Scale, which measures the severity of nuclear events, similar to the Richter scale. The scale ranges from zero, indicating a minor incident, to seven, representing a major disaster like Chernobyl or Fukushima.
Incidents like Three Mile Island and the Windscale fire were classified as level five events. The Windscale fire, which occurred in October 1957, is a significant example of a nuclear accident during the Cold War era, originating in the 1940s.
The Windscale fire incident in October of 1957.
Author's summary: Exploring lesser-known nuclear reactor accidents.