Published 1987 | Version v1
Book

An historical summary of transportation accidents and incidents involving radioactive materials

Creators

  • 1. Westinghouse Electric Corp. (USA)

Description

This paper describes the development of the Radioactive Materials Incident Report (RMIR) Database, which contains publicly available facts about radioactive materials transportation incidents and accidents. The RMIR data provides detailed reports from 1971 to the present; however, this paper will address those radioactive transportation events that have occurred for the time period 1971 through 1985. Additionally, an annual summary of the accidents/incidents that have occurred for calendar year 1985 is presented

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
University of Arizona Nuclear Engineering Dept.
Imprint Place
Tucson, AZ (USA)
Imprint Title
Waste management '87: Waste isolation in the US, technical programs, and public education
Journal Page Range
p. 403-406.

Conference

Title
Waste management '87.
Dates
1-5 Mar 1987.
Place
Tucson, AZ (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
19063212
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S42: ENGINEERING; S99: GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ACCIDENTS; DATA BASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH HAZARDS; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RADIATION HAZARDS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; TRANSPORT
Descriptors DEC
HAZARDS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; MEDICINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE