Overview
Shows historical context for development of the three reactors involved in the most notable nuclear accidents
Details accident timelines for TMI, Chernobyl and Fukushima, with consequences to local population
Intricate details of incidents/technologies that greatly impacted accidents (Steam Generator design at TMI, Chernobyl accident started with safety exercise, Fukushima hillside removed to save pump power)
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Book Title: Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima
Book Subtitle: Curse of the Nuclear Genie
Authors: Thomas Filburn, Stephan Bullard
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-34055-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34053-1Published: 17 November 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81666-1Published: 22 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-34055-5Published: 08 November 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 120
Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Nuclear Energy, Environmental Management, History of Science