Date: 1985

Location: P.R. China

Type of event: radiation accident

Description:

An accident involving cesium-137 resulted in doses of 800 to 1,000 rem to 3 people.

Consequences: 3 injuries.

References:

• Mould, R. F., 2000, Chernobyl Record: The Definitive History of the Chernobyl Catastrophe, Institute of Physics Publ. (Bristol, UK).

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