Fukushima : the story of a nuclear disaster / David Lochbaum, Edwin Lyman, Susan Q. Stranahan, and The Union of Concerned Scientists.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781595589088 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 1595589082 (hbk.)
- Physical Description: ix, 309 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : The New Press, 2014.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Subject: | Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011. Nuclear power plants > Accidents > Japan > Fukushima-ken. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Erlanger Branch | 363.1799 L812f 2014 (Text) | 33126019784002 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
- Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2014 February #1
Lochbaum (head scientist, Nuclear Safety Project, Union of Concerned Scientists [UCS]; Nuclear Waste Disposal Crisis), Edwin Lyman (senior scientist, Global Security Program, UCS), and science writer Susan Q. Stranahan (Susquehanna, River of Dreams), with the UCS itself as an additional author, write compellingly of why the tsunami-driven Fukushima tragedy of March 2011 happened and how to avert future nuclear disasters. During the ordeal, Masao Yoshida, the nuclear engineer in charge of the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, inspired his workers to persevere despite miscommunications from authorities and a litany of errors: water hoses too short to reach reactors, insufficient backup batteries, missing instruction manuals, and more. Japan's emergency plans included plenty of redundancies but did not anticipate a 42-foot tsunami. They should have, say the authors, who explain why the disaster was compounded by human error and corruption. They detail how nations suffer a too-cozy relationship between their regulatory agencies and their nuclear industry, underestimating disaster modeling with the refrain, "It can't happen here." Yet it does. VERDICT There are other books on Fukushima, but the only one covering this ground is David Elliott's Fukushima: Impacts and Implications, which takes a more global and policy-related approach. Told with economy, drama, and scientific accuracy, this book is a must for anyone involved in energy assessment or concerned about nuclear energy issues.âMichal Strutin, Santa Clara Univ. Lib., CA
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