Nuclear and Radiological Disasters Pathfinder: A Guide to the Literature

This guide will introduce some of the titles available in the LRC on nuclear and radiological disasters. The various types of library materials useful in research are listed along with some examples of each type. This guide is not a comprehensive listing of sources, but is intended to be a starting point from which you can begin your research.


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"CBRN response"
"dirty bomb"
"fallout"
 radiological
 radiation
"weapons of mass destruction"
 WMD

LRC Subject Headings

  • CIVIL DEFENSE
  • CRISIS RELOCATION
  • DECONTAMINATION
  • DOSIMETRY
  • EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE
  • EMERGENCY RESPONSE
  • FALLOUT
  • FALLOUT SHELTERS
  • HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ACCIDENTS
  • HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE
  • NUCLEAR EXPLOSION EFFECTS
  • NUCLEAR INDUSTRIES
  • NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
  • NUCLEAR WEAPONS
  • PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
  • RADIATION EFFECTS
  • RADIATION EXPOSURE
  • RADIATION PROTECTION
  • RADIATION SHIELDING
  • RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION
  • RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
  • RADIOACTIVE WASTES
  • RADIOISOTOPES
  • RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCIES
  • RISK EVALUATION
  • TERRORISM

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Call Numbers

  • UA 928
  • TK 9152

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