Three Mile Island: A Nuclear Crisis in Historical Perspective

Portada
University of California Press, 2004 - 303 pàgines
On March 28, 1979, 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, moment-by-moment account of the causes, context, and consequences of the Three Mile Island crisis. 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. He also looks at the aftermath of the accident on the surrounding area, including studies of its long-term health effects on the population.--From publisher description.
 

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The Nuclear Power Debate
1
The Regulation of Nuclear Power
29
Defense in Depth
51
Wednesday March 28 This Is the Biggie
71
Thursday March 29 The Danger Is Over for People Off Site
102
Friday March 30 Going to Hell in a Handbasket
119
Saturday March 31 Youre Causing a Panic
151
Sunday April 1 Look What We Have Done to These Fine People
173
The Immediate Aftermath of the Accident
190
The LongTerm Effects of Three Mile Island
209
Notes
245
Essay on Sources
287
Index
291
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