Database of radiological incidents and related events

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 29 November 2022

Contents

Introduction
Lists
Links and documents
Database: incidents and events

Introduction:

This database is a compilation of general data on radiological accidents/incidents and other events which have produced radiation casualties. Listed events include:

Events resulting in acute radiation casualties. These do not necessarily involve radioactive material releases. Both accidents and intentional acts are included.
Events resulting in chronic radiation injury but no acute casualties are only included if substantiated links exist between exposure and individual casualties.
Accidents resulting in large (>1 megacurie) radiation releases.

This listing is far from complete, although it includes most of the worst accidents. It is most incomplete regarding accidents causing only minor injuries and radiotherapy accidents. The information included here is general in nature; for more detailed information, readers are referred to the sources provided with incident descriptions (many on-line). Many values for radiation exposure are approximate, including approximate conversions between units.

Frequently asked questions (criteria, Three Mile Island, etc.).

Lists:

Links and documents:

Nefarious Uses of Radioactive Materials, July 2007, updated September 2008, by Charles Streeper, Marcie Lombardi, and Lee Cantrell, presented at 48th Annual Meeting, Institute of Nuclear Materials Management.
A global chronology of incidents of chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear attacks: 1950-2005, 7 July 2006, by Hamid Mohtadi and Antu Murshid, National Center for Food Protection and Defense.

Database--incidents and events:

listed chronologically; accidents/incidents resulting in fatalities listed in bold, those involving more than one fatality indicated by *

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