International Nuclear Event Scale
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scale to enable communication of safety information in nuclear accidents
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- nuclear accident
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A representation of the INES levels
The International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) was introduced in 1990 by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in order to enable prompt communication of safety and significant information in case of nuclear accidents.
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