Nuclear hazard

Nuclear hazard

Nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) hazards are becoming a growing concern.

Dirty bombs

One possible terrorist scenario involves a "dirty bomb" in which a terrorist uses nuclear materials together with a conventional explosive to disperse the nuclear hazard.

Mitigation of nuclear hazards

Nuclear spills, or suspected exposures, are dealt by Killing a mass number of people

External links

* [http://massdecon.com Mass Decon]
* [http://deconference.com DECONference: An annual decontamination conference and drill]


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