Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Re-Entry of a Nuclear Powered Satellite

By IAEA

Although the probability of nuclear powered satellite re-entries is small, the present guidebook was prepared to assist States in planning for possible re-entry events and to provide international consensus guidance for responding to such a situation. In particular, this document provides guidance for specific actions to be taken from the time of the announcement of an impending re-entry event through the locating, monitoring and recovery phases.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9201042965
• ISBN13: 9789201042965
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
• Length: 61 Pages