Tag:hazard=nuclear

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Description
A radioactive area hazardous to human life. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: hazards
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Status: approvedPage for proposal

A nuclear hazard area is an area contaminated by nuclear radioactivity. Examples include hazard zones around nuclear waste dumps and areas irradiated by nuclear energy accidents.

How to map

Tag an area area with boundary=hazard + hazard=nuclear.

Other useful tags for a contaminated area:

Tag Usage
name=* The name of the contamination area
related_law=* The name of the law regulating this radioactive area

Example

Example tagging for the way West Valley Nuclear Reprocessing Plant: