Windscale 1957 Anatomy of a Nuclear Accident |
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| Foreword by:
| Cottrell, Sir Alan |
| Author:
| Arnold, Lorna |
| ISBN: | 978-1-349-24008-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2016 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $39.99 |
Book Description:
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In 1957, one of the two reactors built at Windscale in Cumbria to produce plutonium for bombs was destroyed by fire in the world's first major nuclear accident. This book tells of the men who designed, built and operated the reactors, and it describes the fire and what followed.
In 1957, one of the two reactors built at Windscale in Cumbria to produce plutonium for bombs was destroyed by fire in the world's first major nuclear accident. This book tells of the men who designed, built and operated the reactors, and it describes the fire and what followed.