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Nuclear safety is measures to avoid accidents
in the operation of nuclear reactors and in
the production and disposal of nuclear
weapons and of nuclear waste. There are no
guarantees of the safety of any of the
various methods of disposal. In April 1993 a
tank exploded at a uranium reprocessing
plant, sending a cloud of radioactive
particles into the air. The resulting clouds
of radioactive material spread as far as the
UK, 31 people were killed in the explosion
(many more are expected to die or become ill
because of the long-term effects of
radiation), and thousands of square
kilometres of land were contaminated by
fallout.
Subject by: Shaun Jay