The International Chernobyl project: an overview
This investigative analysis studies why key European countries responded differently to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, and what can be learned from it. The author details why the accident was defined differently in various countries, why actions were or were not taken, and what…
"The Chernobyl disaster of April 1986 confronted Europe with an unprecedented - though not unforeseeable - risk. Why did different countries respond in different ways to the event? And what - if anything - was learned from Chernobyl? In The Management of Uncertainty: Learning fr…
"The causes of the Chernobyl meltdown are very much in evidence today. Authoritarian rules pursuing enhanced or great-power status, and eager to accelerate economic development and overcome energy and demographic crises, while paying lip service to ecological concerns, are more …
An in depth look at the stories of firefighters, scientists, and soldiers who worked to extinguish the nuclear inferno of Chernobyl identifies the flaws of the Soviet nuclear industry. April 26, 1986. Europe witnessed the worst nuclear disaster in history: the explosion of a re…
"On 26 April 1986 at 1.23 am a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine exploded. While the authorities scrambled to understand what was occurring, those living in the area were abandoned to their fate. The blast put the world on the brink of nuclear annihi…
On April 26, 1986, the worst nuclear reactor accident in history occurred in Chernobyl and contaminated as much as three quarters of Europe. Although the Soviet government claims that only 31 people died as a result, the aftermath of the event is astounding. Over 485 villages ar…
La 4e de couv. indique : "On April 25, 1986, the worst nuclear reactor accident in history occurred in Chernobyl. Until now, all of the books published in English focused on the facts, names, and data. Voices from Chernobyl presents first-hand accounts of what happened to the pe…