The International Nuclear Event Scale (INES) is a system introduced by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). It was introduced to allow people to communicate how serious a nuclear accident is. Other people are then able to react faster to take protection measures. For each level, there is a list of criteria (things) that must be there, for the accident to be of that level.
There are 7 levels on the INES scale:
A: The INES is a system introduced by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to allow people to communicate how serious a nuclear accident is.
A: The purpose of the INES is to enable people to quickly understand the severity of a nuclear accident, so that they can take appropriate protection measures.
A: There are 7 levels on the INES scale.
A: For each level, there is a list of criteria that must be present in order for an accident to be classified at that particular level.
A: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) created and introduced the INES.
A: It was first used when it was introduced by IAEA.