INES level 7

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INES level 7 is the highest rating on the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale, reserved for catastrophic nuclear accidents with widespread health and environmental effects.

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INES Level 7 1
INES level 7 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nuclear event severity rating
scale level
appliesTo nuclear accidents
radiological accidents
belongsToCategory nuclear safety classification
characterizedBy large release of radioactive material
severe off-site risk
widespread environmental effects
widespread health effects
definedBy International Atomic Energy Agency
OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Secretariat
surface form: Nuclear Energy Agency of the OECD
greaterThan INES level 6
hasCategory major accident
hasConsequence large-scale evacuation and relocation
possible long-term cancer risk increase
hasExample Chernobyl disaster
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
hasOrdinal 7
hasPosition highest level on the INES scale
impactOn environment
human health
large geographical areas
long-term land use
introducedIn 1990
partOf International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale
requires implementation of planned and extended countermeasures
riskLevel extreme
scaleRange 0–7
severityDescription major release of radioactive material with widespread health and environmental effects requiring implementation of planned and extended countermeasures
usedFor communicating severity of nuclear events to the public
international comparison of nuclear incidents

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Reactor No. 4 radiologicalReleaseLevel INES level 7
this entity surface form: INES Level 7