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Chernobyl--and counting : the persistent risk of nuclear power /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fling, Thomas M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Vantage Press, [2008]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Nuclear energy > Safety measures.
Nuclear power plants > Risk assessment.
Nuclear power plants > Accidents > Ukraine > Chornobylʹ.
Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Chernobyl
  • The aftermath
  • Beyond chernobyl
  • Three Mile Island
  • The role of the operator
  • The role of the engineer
  • Containments
  • Radwaste
  • Davis-Bessee
  • Inherent defects
  • Radiation
  • Super reactors
  • Reprocessing
  • Yucca Mountain
  • The chernobyl explosion
  • The economics of nuclear power
  • 1962 And the nuclear taxi squad
  • Nuclear power and global warming
  • What's next?