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Atoms and Ashes - From Bikini Atoll to Fukushima (Hardcover)
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Atoms and Ashes - From Bikini Atoll to Fukushima (Hardcover)
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'Absolutely stunning. . . a formidable achievement. A six-part
historical thriller that is essential reading for both our
politicians and the ordinary citizen' Kai Bird Best-selling
historian Serhii Plokhy returns with an illuminating exploration of
the atomic age through the history of six nuclear disasters In
2011, a 43-foot-high tsunami crashed into a nuclear power plant in
Fukushima, Japan. In the following days, explosions would rip
buildings apart, three reactors would go into nuclear meltdown, and
the surrounding area would be swamped in radioactive water. It is
now considered one of the costliest nuclear disasters ever. But
Fukushima was not the first, and it was not the worst. . . In Atoms
and Ashes, acclaimed historian Serhii Plokhy tells the tale of the
six nuclear disasters that shook the world: Bikini Atoll, Kyshtym,
Windscale, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima. Based on
wide-ranging research and witness testimony, Plokhy traces the arc
of each crisis, exploring in depth the confused decision-making on
the ground and the panicked responses of governments to contain the
crises and often cover up the scale of the catastrophe. As the
world increasingly looks to renewable and alternative sources of
energy, Plokhy lucidly argues that the atomic risk must be
understood in explicit terms, but also that these calamities reveal
a fundamental truth about our relationship with nuclear technology:
that the thirst for power and energy has always trumped safety and
the cost for future generations.
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