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See also: Describing an Incident: Definition, Severity, Phases, Timeline



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  • Protecting Responders Following a Nuclear Detonation, 12/2016 (US Government Interagency)
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  • Population Monitoring and Radionuclide Decorporation Following a Radiological or Nuclear Incident (NCRP Report No. 166, 2011)
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