Windscale 1957: Anatomy of a Nuclear Accident

Windscale 1957: Anatomy of a Nuclear Accident Arnold L. Wydawca: Palgrave Macmillan Data wydania: 2007 ISBN: 9780230573178 Liczba stron: 236 Format: 216 x 139 x 15 Rodzaj oprawy: Paperback / softback Opis produktu: In 1957 one of the two reactors built at Windscale was destroyed by fire, in the world s first major nuclear accident. This book describes the fire and what followed, and considers its causes, effects and political importance. It throws a revealing new light on an important event of fifty years ago and on questions of secrecy and responsibility.