Apart from the damage caused by fires and explosions, accidents also release radioactive materials which can cause radiation sickness.
除了事故之中的爆炸和大火造成的伤害之外，核事故同样会释放出能够造成辐射病的放射性物质。
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Another reason is that in accidents, as opposed to medical treatments, exposure to radiation is involuntary.
再一个原因是与通常的医学治疗相比，核辐射造成的暴露是不由自主的。
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Serious accidents have been documented in Brazil in 1988 (where four people died and 28 had serious radiation burns), Mexico and Morocco in 1983, Algeria in 1978 and Mexico in 1962.