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Three Mile Island - A Nuclear Crisis in Historical Perspective (Hardcover)
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Twenty-five years ago, Hollywood released "The China Syndrome",
featuring Jane Fonda and Michael Douglas as a TVnews crew who
witness what appears to be a serious accident at a nuclear power
plant. In a spectacular coincidence, on March 28, 1979, less than
two weeks after the movie came out, the worst accident in the
history of commercial nuclear power in the United States occurred
at Three Mile Island. For five days, the citizens of central
Pennsylvania and the entire world, amid growing alarm, followed the
efforts of authorities to prevent the crippled plant from spewing
dangerous quantities of radiation into the environment. This book
is the first comprehensive account of the causes, context, and
consequences of the Three Mile Island crisis. In gripping prose, J.
Samuel Walker captures the high human drama surrounding the
accident, sets it in the context of the heated debate over nuclear
power in the seventies, and analyzes the social, technical, and
political issues it raised. His superb account of those frightening
and confusing days will clear up misconceptions held to this day
about Three Mile Island. The heart of Walker's suspenseful
narrative is a moment-by-moment account of the accident itself, in
which he brings to life the players who dealt with the emergency:
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the state of Pennsylvania, the
White House, and a cast of scientists and reporters. He also looks
at the aftermath of the accident on the surrounding area, including
studies of its long-term health effects on the population,
providing a fascinating window onto the politics of nuclear power
and an authoritative account of a critical event in recent American
history.
General
Imprint: |
University of California Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2004 |
First published: |
March 2004 |
Authors: |
J. Samuel Walker
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
314 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-520-23940-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
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LSN: |
0-520-23940-7 |
Barcode: |
9780520239401 |
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