Chernobyl--and Counting: The Persistent Risk of Nuclear Power

ISBN-10: 0533157102
ISBN-13: 9780533157105
Category: Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986
Pages: 116
Language: English
Published: 2008
Publisher: Vantage Press, Inc
Author: Tom Fling

Description

Chernobyl...and Countingis an essential read describing the potential dangers presented by nuclear power plants. Tom Fling takes readers into the control rooms of the Three Mile Island and Chernobyl nuclear power stations to observe the actions of the operators during two tragic days in modern history. With great lucidity and attention to detail, Mr. Fling describes the shocking inability of the operating staffs to understand and control the developing crises.

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