The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster,9780816057559

The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster

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ISBN13: 9780816057559
ISBN10: 0816057559
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2005-04-30
Publisher(s): Facts on File
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Summary

Describes the events of what scientists accept as the worst nuclear disaster in history, with emphasis on the environmental effects on the immediate area and the world.

Table of Contents

Preface vi
Introduction ix
The Hidden Disaster
1(14)
The Former Soviet Union
2(1)
The Demand for Electricity
3(1)
Nuclear Power
4(1)
The Dangers of Nuclear Radiation
5(1)
The Challenges of Nuclear Power
6(2)
Nuclear Power Plants
8(1)
The China Syndrome
9(2)
Nuclear Accidents
11(4)
The Nuclear Community
15(12)
A Job with Many Requirements
16(3)
``Minor Accidents''
19(3)
U.S. Government Action
22(1)
Test at Reactor Four
23(3)
``What We Know Best''
26(1)
Fire and Confusion
27(13)
The Explosions
28(2)
Details of the Disaster
30(5)
Firefighters Respond
35(2)
``I Am Not Joking''
37(1)
``One in Ten Million''
38(1)
Measurements of Radioactivity
39(1)
The Catastrophe Unfolds
40(9)
The Effects of Radiation Exposure
41(1)
Keeping the Secret
42(1)
Folk Remedies
43(2)
``The Worst the World Has Ever Known''
45(4)
``A Danger We Cannot See''
49(11)
Alert in Sweden
50(2)
A Challenge to Glasnost
52(4)
Outrage in Europe
56(2)
Propaganda on Soviet Television
58(1)
Chaos in Kiev
59(1)
The Aftermath of Chernobyl
60(12)
The Sarcophagus
61(3)
Death and Illness Descend
64(1)
How Does Radiation Damage Health?
65(1)
Fight to Survive
66(2)
Benefit Concert
68(1)
A Contaminated Site
69(1)
Distributing Blame
69(3)
The Legacy of Chernobyl
72(8)
Land Laid Waste
75(1)
The Human Toll
76(2)
Nuclear Power after Chernobyl
78(1)
The Chernobyl Syndrome
79(1)
Conclusion
80(16)
Appendixes
Time Line
83(3)
Chronology of Nuclear Plant Accidents
86(3)
Glossary
89(3)
Further Reading and Web Sites
92(4)
Index 96

Excerpts

The world's worst nuclear power accident occurred on April 26, 1986, and had lasting repercussions in all areas of human life. This book details the events leading up to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster, the causes of the explosion, and the ensuing fallout, both immediate and long-term. The social, economic, and political consequences of the disaster are discussed, and the catastrophic environmental and health effects on people living in the region are recounted in detail.

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