| ATOMIC ACCIDENTS A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters: From the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima James Mahaffey New York: Pegasus Books, January 2014 |
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| ISBN-13 978-1-60598-492-6 | ||||
| ISBN-10 1-60598-492-2 | 442pp. | HC/FCI | $29.95 | |
| Author's Note: A Triumph of Soviet Technology | v | |
| Introduction: Bill Crush and the Hazards of Steam Under Pressure | ix | |
| Chapter 1: | We Discover Fire | 1 |
| Chapter 2: | World War II, and Danger Beyond Comprehension | 34 |
| Chapter 3: | A Bit of Trouble in the Great White North | 74 |
| Chapter 4: | Birthing Pains in Idaho | 112 |
| Chapter 5: | Making Everything Else Seem Insignificant in the UK | 153 |
| Chapter 6: | In Nuclear Research, Even the Goof-ups are Fascinating | 189 |
| Chapter 7: | The Atomic Man and Lessons in Fuel Processing | 227 |
| Chapter 8: | The Military Almost Never Lost a Nuclear Weapon | 286 |
| Chapter 9: | The China Syndrome Plays in Harrisburg and Pripyat | 325 |
| Chapter 10: | Tragedy at Fukushima Daiichi | 376 |
| Chapter 11: | Caught in the Rickover Trap | 404 |
| Bibliography | 427 | |
| Index | 433 | |
| Illustration Credits | 441 | |
| Acknowledgments | 442 | |
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