Arnold Windscale 1957
2. Auflage 1995
ISBN: 978-1-349-24008-1
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
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Anatomy of a Nuclear Accident
E-Book, Englisch, 235 Seiten, Web PDF
Reihe: History (R0)
ISBN: 978-1-349-24008-1
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
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.
Zielgruppe
Research
Weitere Infos & Material
Foreword; Sir Alan Cottrell, FRS - Note on Documentation - Abbreviations - Diagrams - Introduction - Britain's Atomic Bomb - Windscale's Origins - After Hurricane - The Ninth Anneal - Damage Assessment and Damage Control - The Penney Inquiry and the First White Paper - Three More White Papers - Causes: an Accident Waiting to Happen - Appraisals and Reappraisals - Postscript - Appendices - Glossary - Notes on Sources - Notes and References - Bibliography - Index




