Atomic accidents : a history of nuclear meltdowns and disasters : from the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima

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.

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.