Containment
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
Actions taken to limit exposure after an incident has been identified and confirmed
Framework senses
- §1
- Actions taken to limit exposure after an incident has been identified and confirmed
- §1
- the act of containing
- §2
- (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
- §3
- a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully