Meltdown

Stories of nuclear disaster and the human cost of going critical

Joel Levy author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Headline Publishing Group

Published:29th Oct '20

Should be back in stock very soon

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Case studies of 14 major incidents unravel the science, politics and cultural significance of nuclear power.

Meltdown investigates and recreates the dramatic events behind the most notorious nuclear accidents in history, as well as those shrouded in secrecy.

Meltdown investigates and recreates the dramatic events behind the most notorious nuclear accidents in history, as well as those shrouded in secrecy. Combining human tragedy with intriguing science, each account reveals new aspects of humanity's complex relationship with nuclear power and the ongoing struggle to harness and control it.

From the pioneers of Los Alamos who got up close and personal with the cores of atomic bombs, to the hapless engineers in Soviet fuel-processing plants who unwittingly mixed up a disaster in a bucket, and from the terrifying impact of a tsunami at Fukushima to the mystery of the recent Russian incident, Meltdown explores the past and future of this extraordinary and potentially lethal source of infinite power.

ISBN: 9781787394995

Dimensions: 196mm x 128mm x 26mm

Weight: 340g

320 pages