Chernobyl : the history of a nuclear catastrophe /

Chernobyl : the history of a nuclear catastrophe /

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Author / Creator:	Plokhy, Serhii, 1957- author.
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Basic Books, 2018. ©2018
Description:	xvi, 404 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Chernobyl Nuclear Accident (Chornobylʹ, Ukraine : 1986) Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986. Nuclear power plants -- Accidents -- Ukraine -- Chornobylʹ. Nuclear energy -- Political aspects. Nuclear power plants -- Accidents. Nuclear energy -- Political aspects. Ukraine -- Chornobylʹ.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11966047

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ISBN:	9781541617094 1541617096 9781541617087
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	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 reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine. Dozens died of radiation poisoning, fallout contaminated half the continent, and thousands fell ill. Plokhy tells the dramatic stories of the firefighters, scientists, and soldiers who heroically extinguished the nuclear inferno. He lays bare the flaws of the Soviet nuclear industry, and in doing so traces the disaster to the authoritarian character of Communist party rule, the regime's control of scientific information, and its emphasis on economic development over all else. -- adapted from jacket.
Other form:	Online version: Plokhy, Serhii, 1957- Chernobyl. First edition. New York : Basic Books, [2018] 9781541617087
Standard no.:	40028196769

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