A Brief History of Nuclear Reactor Accidents
From Leipzig to Fukushima
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Beschreibung
Are you afraid of a nuclear reactor accident? Should you be? This book will arm you with the scientific knowledge necessary to make a rational and informed opinion on the subject, without having to be an expert in nuclear physics. Written so that a non-specialist can easily approach the highly technical aspects, it looks at all significant nuclear reactor accidents since the dawn of the Atomic Age and brings to light many crucial details that rarely, if ever, appear in the general media. Serge Marguet, an internationally renowned expert in reactor physics, breaks down the must-know technical aspects of numerous nuclear reactor accidents throughout history — both famous and unknown — from the first ever nuclear accident in Leipzig to the Chernobyl explosion and, finally, the Fukushima affair and its most recent developments. With many high-quality photographs and diagrams, this book is essential reading for anyone concerned about nuclear safety, curious about nuclear reactors, or simply interested in the history — and future — of nuclear power.
Are you afraid of a nuclear reactor accident? Should you be? This book will arm you with the scientific knowledge necessary to make a rational and informed opinion on the subject, without having to be an expert in nuclear physics. Written so that a non-specialist can easily approach the highly technical aspects, it looks at all significant nuclear reactor accidents since the dawn of the Atomic Age and brings to light many crucial details that rarely, if ever, appear in the general media. Serge Marguet, an internationally renowned expert in reactor physics, breaks down the must-know technical aspects of numerous nuclear reactor accidents throughout history — both famous and unknown — from the first ever nuclear accident in Leipzig to the Chernobyl explosion and, finally, the Fukushima affair and its most recent developments. With many high-quality photographs and diagrams, this book is essential reading for anyone concerned about nuclear safety, curious about nuclear reactors, or simply interested in the history — and future — of nuclear power.
Looks at the history and science of nuclear reactor accidents from an internationally recognized expert in the field Covers nuclear reactor accidents both famous and largely unknown since the beginning of the Atomic Age Equips the reader with the scientific knowledge necessary to form an informed opinion on the subject
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Serge Marguet
Themen in »A Brief History of Nuclear Reactor Accidents«
Science of Nuclear Accidents RBMK Reactor Chernobyl Disaster Reactivity Initiated Accidents Loss of Coolant Accident Pressurized Water Reactor Windscale Fire Vandellòs Nuclear Power Plant Vinča Accident Three-Mile Island Nuclear Accidents in Europe Nuclear Accidents in the United States Fermi-1 Reactor Unknown Nuclear Accidents Fukushima Accident