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accidents have a much greater probability of being registered than do the much more
frequent or routine accidents that are less publicized.
(b) Measuring Methods: Types of accidents for various fuel chains that may result in
fatalities include the following:
Coal: Explosions or fires
in underground coal mines; collapse of roof or walls in
underground or surface mines;
tailing dam collapse; haulage/vehicular accidents.
Oil: Offshore rig accidents; fires or explosions from leaks or process plant failures;
well
blowouts causing leaks; transportation accidents resulting in fires, explosions or
major spills; loss of content in storage farms resulting in fires or explosions.
Natural Gas (includes liquefied petroleum gas):
Same as for oil, except for spills.
Nuclear: Loss of coolant or reactivity transient and reactor meltdown; accidents
during shipment of high-level radioactive waste.
Hydro: Rupture or overtopping of dam.
Power Sector:
Explosions
or fires; failures of equipment for electricity generation,
transportation or distribution.
(c) Limitations of the Indicators: Fatalities alone do not cover all types of
consequences of accidents. In spite of the importance
of monitoring all consequences,
the lack of corresponding information does not allow this issue to be fully addressed.
It is recognized that the current state of knowledge concerning delayed health effects
from accidents associated with different energy systems is limited.
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