accidental release

collocation in English

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accidental
adjective
uk
/ˌæk.sɪˈden.təl/us
/ˌæk.səˈden.t̬əl/
happening or existing ...
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release
noun
uk
/rɪˈliːs/us
/rɪˈliːs/
an occasion when someone is allowed to leave ...
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(Definition ofaccidentalandreleasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This involves estimating the possibility and consequences of anaccidentalreleaseinto the atmosphere.
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A typical scenario in which gravity currents can form is theaccidentalreleaseof dense industrial gases that gravity may spread over relatively large distances at an appreciable speed.
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What do we do in the event of anaccidentalrelease?
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In addition, the berths approved for use have been selected so as to minimise the effect on the public of anyaccidentalreleaseof radioactivity.
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Anaccidentalreleaseof radioactivity might spread the danger more widely.
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The immediate cause was theaccidentalreleasefrom the aircraft of a certain item of equipment.
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The report demonstrated all too clearly the fact that in the event of anaccidentalreleaseof gas, nothing could be done to prevent disaster.
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But however remote the risks, all operators of nuclear installations are required to prepare emergency plans for dealing with anaccidentalreleaseof radioactivity.
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We have asked firms to take precautions against errors which would result in theaccidentalreleaseof such stocks.
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Siting is based on providing the highest possible degree of protection in the unlikely event of theaccidentalreleaseof fission products, and therefore the fewer people present the better.
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Secondly, because of the number of safety arrangements which would be built into the system, he saw the risk of a majoraccidentalreleaseof radioactivity as remote.
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Seventh, it warns that if anaccidentalreleaseof gas took place no action could be taken to lessen the probability of explosion leading to cataclysmic fire and casualties.
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A releasing panel usually will have a manual abort switch to abort anaccidentalreleasewhich could damage property or equipment.
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Examples are theaccidentalreleaseof an email to a spam list, or if the address was procured by spammers.
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It can be used to estimate the total health effects of a process oraccidentalreleaseinvolving ionizing radiation to an exposed population.
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Regardless of the industry that uses these highly hazardous chemicals, there is a potential for anaccidentalreleaseany time they are not properly controlled.
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Many similar plants have this equipment, which is designed to quickly purge the air of toxic fumes in the event ofaccidentalreleaseof ammonia.
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Anaccidentalreleaseof methanol in the environment would, however, cause much less damage than a comparable gasoline or crude oil spill.
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