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A shocking exposé from the most powerful insider in nuclear
regulation about how the nuclear energy industry endangers our
lives—and why Congress does nothing to stop it. Greg Jaczko never
planned things to turn out this way. A Birkenstocks-wearing physics
PhD, he had never heard of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
when he came to Washington and—thanks to the determination of a
powerful senator—found himself at the agency’s head. He felt
like Dorothy invited behind the curtain at Oz. The problem was that
Jaczko wasn’t the kind of leader the NRC had seen before: he had
no ties to the nuclear industry, few connections in Washington, and
no agenda other than to ensure that nuclear technology was deployed
safely. And so he witnessed what outsiders like him were never
meant to see, including an agency overpowered by the industry it
was meant to regulate and a political system determined to keep it
that way. After the shocking nuclear disaster at Fukushima in
Japan, and the American nuclear industry’s refusal to make the
changes necessary to prevent a catastrophe like that from happening
here, Jaczko started saying something aloud that no one else had
dared: nuclear power has fatal flaws. Written in a tone that’s
equal parts self-deprecating, puzzled, and passionate, Confessions
of a Rogue Nuclear Regulator tells the story of a man who got
pushed from his high perch for fighting to keep Americans safe.
Never before has the chairman of the world’s foremost nuclear
regulatory agency challenged the nuclear industry to expose how
these companies put us at risk. Because if we (and they) don’t
act now, there will be another Fukushima. Only this time, it could
happen here.
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Imprint: |
Simon & Schuster
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2019 |
Authors: |
Gregory B Jaczko
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Dimensions: |
203 x 127 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
208 |
Edition: |
Export |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-982115-32-6 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-982115-32-7 |
Barcode: |
9781982115326 |
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