The Legacy of Chernobyl

Nonfiction, History, Modern, 20th Century
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Author: Zhores Medvedev ISBN: 9780393344578
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: February 17, 1992
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Zhores Medvedev
ISBN: 9780393344578
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: February 17, 1992
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

"A damning history of the Chernobyl affair, from its origins in the plant's primitive design and careless management to the economic and political crisis the accident precipitated." —Clenn Garelik, New York Times Book Review

On the morning of April 26, 1986, a Soviet nuclear plant at Chernobyl (near Kiev) exploded, pouring radioactivity into the environment and setting off the worst disaster in the history of nuclear energy. Now a former Soviet scientist gives a comprehensive account of the catastrophe.

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"A damning history of the Chernobyl affair, from its origins in the plant's primitive design and careless management to the economic and political crisis the accident precipitated." —Clenn Garelik, New York Times Book Review

On the morning of April 26, 1986, a Soviet nuclear plant at Chernobyl (near Kiev) exploded, pouring radioactivity into the environment and setting off the worst disaster in the history of nuclear energy. Now a former Soviet scientist gives a comprehensive account of the catastrophe.

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