emergency
as defined in Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE laying down basic safety standards for…, Article 4, point (53)
a non-routine situation or event that necessitates prompt action primarily to mitigate a hazard or adverse consequences for human health and safety, quality of life, property or the environment. This includes nuclear and radiological emergencies
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Also defined in
- Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom of 5 December 2013 laying down basic safety standards for protection against the… 32013L0059, Article 4, point (26)
a non-routine situation or event involving a radiation source that necessitates prompt action to mitigate serious adverse consequences for human health and safety, quality of life, property or the environment, or a hazard that could give rise to such serious adverse consequences