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Nuclear lessons (1980)
| Author | Curtis, Hogan, Horowitz |
| Date | 1980 |
| Classification | 6.01.3.10/02 (NUCLEAR SAFETY - REACTORS - GENERAL) |
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From the publication:
28 March 1979: Against the backdrop of a quiet river town in Pennsylvania, the unimaginable happened. A 'fail-safe' atomic reactor -developed by the world's most advanced engineering technology- failed. The public may never know the full story of the near catastrophe at Three Mile Island, but its legacy is clear: no one can now blindly accept assurances that nuclear energy is absolutely safe. This book looks at the implications of Three Mile Island in a historical context and gives the reader access to the real record-the nuclear lessons of the past thirty years. It examines what would actually happen if a nuclear accident occurred, the hidden subsidies shouldered unknowingly by the taxpayer, the numerous 'minor' mishaps in an industry that demands 100 per cent perfection. The authors' arguments are finally underscored in a report on the Three Mile Island accident by Dr Richard E. Webb, a nuclear engineer who was actually there at the time. NUCLEAR LESSONS is not a doomsday book: it offers positive alternatives to nuclear power, such as solar and geothermal energy. Above all, it argues for real public awareness of the dangers of nuclear power-before it is too late.
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