Fukushima : the story of a nuclear disaster /

In the first definitive account of the Fukushima disaster, two leading experts from the Union of Concerned Scientists team up with journalist Susan Q. Stranahan to tell this harrowing story, which]combines an account of the tsunami and the nuclear emergency it created with an explanation of the scie...

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Main Author: Lochbaum, David A.
Corporate Author: Union of Concerned Scientists
Other Authors: Lyman, Edwin S. (Edwin Stuart), Stranahan, Susan Q.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : The New Press, [2014]
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Summary:In the first definitive account of the Fukushima disaster, two leading experts from the Union of Concerned Scientists team up with journalist Susan Q. Stranahan to tell this harrowing story, which]combines an account of the tsunami and the nuclear emergency it created with an explanation of the science and technology behind the meltdown as it unfolded in real time.
Physical Description:ix, 309 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781595589088 (hbk.)
1595589082 (hbk.)