Editing Nuclear fallout (section)

==International nuclear safety standards==
Founded in 1974, the [[International Atomic Energy Agency]] (IAEA) was created to set forth international standards for nuclear reactor safety. However, without a proper policing force, the guidelines set forth by the IAEA were often treated lightly or ignored completely. In 1986, the disaster at [[Chernobyl]] was evidence that international nuclear reactor safety was not to be taken lightly. Even in the midst of the [[Cold War]], the Nuclear Regulatory Commission sought to improve the safety of Soviet nuclear reactors. As noted by IAEA Director General [[Hans Blix]], "A radiation cloud doesn't know international boundaries."<ref name="Children 3–32">{{cite journal |last1=Wellock |first1=Thomas |title=The Children of Chernobyl: Engineers and the Campaign for Safety |journal=History and Technology |date=2013 |volume=29 |issue=1 |pages=3–32 |doi=10.1080/07341512.2013.785719 |s2cid=108578526 }}</ref> The NRC showed the Soviets the safety guidelines used in the US: capable regulation, safety-minded operations, and effective plant designs. The Soviets, however, had their own priority: keeping the plant running at all costs. In the end, the same shift between deterministic safety designs to probabilistic safety designs prevailed. In 1989, the [[World Association of Nuclear Operators]] (WANO) was formed to cooperate with the IAEA to ensure the same three pillars of reactor safety across international borders. In 1991, WANO concluded (using a probabilistic safety approach) that all former communist-controlled nuclear reactors could not be trusted, and should be closed. Compared to a "Nuclear [[Marshall Plan]]", efforts were taken throughout the 1990s and 2000s to ensure international standards of safety for all nuclear reactors.<ref name="Children 3–32"/>