Forest fires around Melton Mobray definitely will release radioactivity, scientists would also warn, if they were asked.

Nuclear accidents: a concern that the core of a nuclear power plant could overheat and melt down, releasing radioactivity.

To prevent the tumbleweeds from rolling off site or burning in a fire and releasing radioactivity, the department buries them.

Even the SL-1 accident failed to release much radioactivity outside the building in which it occurred.

The plant's own published measurements indicate that it releases much less radioactivity into the environment now than it did in 1987.

The damage resulted in several of the reactors at the facility undergoing partial meltdown, releasing radioactivity into the local area.

This is how a coal-fired plant can release radioactivity.

It is believed that a hydrogen explosion destroyed the Chernobyl reactor, blowing off its top and releasing radioactivity into the atmosphere.

If a 1,500-pound assembly fell far enough, it could break open, releasing radioactivity.

The likelihood of any incident, accidental or intentional, that would release significant dangerous radioactivity is infinitesimal.