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Could a severe nuclear accident contaminate an area beyond the 10-mile emergency planning zone?

April 26, 2017Accident area contaminate emergency nuclear planning severe zone

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Could a severe nuclear accident contaminate an area beyond the 10-mile emergency planning zone?

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Yes. A severe core damage accident with adverse wind consitions could conatminate an area significantly larger than the 10 mile emergency planning zone. Approximately 8 percent of the population of the United States lives within 50 miles of the Indian Point nuclear plants.