A researcher and nuclear energy advocate describes a number of nuclear mishaps, analyzing what happened and why and explains how each of these accidents have furthered the study of the atom and nuclear energy.
Record details
ISBN:1605984922
ISBN:9781605984926
Physical Description:print xxi, 442 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Edition:First Pegasus Books edition.
Publisher:New York : Pegasus Books, 2014.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-432) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
We discover fire -- World War II, and danger beyond comprehension -- A bit of trouble in the great white north -- Birthing pains in Idaho -- Making everything else seem insignificant in the UK -- In nuclear research, even the goof-ups are fascinating -- The atomic man and lessons in fuel processing -- The military almost never lost a nuclear weapon -- The China syndrome plays in Harrisburg and Pripyat -- Tragedy at Fukushima Daiichi -- Caught in the rickover trap.
Summary: A researcher and nuclear energy advocate describes a number of nuclear mishaps, analyzing what happened and why and explains how each of these accidents have furthered the study of the atom and nuclear energy.
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