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Atomic accidents : a history of nuclear meltdowns and disasters : from the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima
- Title
- Atomic accidents : a history of nuclear meltdowns and disasters : from the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima / James Mahaffey.
- Author
- Mahaffey, James A.
- Publication
- New York : Pegasus Books, 2014.
- Supplementary Content
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- Description
- xxi, 442 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 24 cm
- 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.
- From the dozens of American bombs that went missing during the Cold War, to the misuse and misunderstanding of Rickover's nuclear submarine model, to full-scale meltdowns at Windscale, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima, Mahaffey brings new insight into these catastrophes and reveals where scientists and engineers went wrong.
- Alternative Title
- History of nuclear meltdowns and disasters
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-432) and index.
- Contents
- A triumph of Soviet technology -- Bill Crush and the hazards of steam under pressure -- 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.
- Call Number
- JFE 20-3601
- ISBN
- 9781605984926
- 1605984922
- 9781605986807
- 1605986801
- LCCN
- 2015410228
- OCLC
- 829988959
- Author
- Mahaffey, James A., author.
- Title
- Atomic accidents : a history of nuclear meltdowns and disasters : from the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima / James Mahaffey.
- Publisher
- New York : Pegasus Books, 2014.
- Edition
- First Pegasus books edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-432) and index.
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- Research Call Number
- JFE 20-3601