| Description |
47 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm. |
| Series |
Days that shook the world |
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Days that shook the world.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 45) and index. |
| Contents |
The day before -- What is nuclear power? -- The pros and cons of nuclear power -- Nuclear accidents before Chernobyl -- The rise and decline of Soviet Russia -- Chernobyl, pride of the Soviet Union -- April 25-26, 1986: countdown to disaster -- April 26, 1986: the last crucial moments -- April 26, 1986: the reactor explodes -- Till dawn: inside the building -- Till dawn: outside the building -- Dawn to dusk -- What caused the Chernobyl disaster? -- What the Soviet Union did next -- From cover-up to global sensation -- The immediate effects -- The aftermath -- The impact on the "nuclear debate" -- Chernobyl today. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 9.1 2.0 86980. |
| Subject |
Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986 -- Juvenile literature.
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Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986.
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Nuclear power plants -- Accidents.
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| Spine Title |
Chernobyl disaster |
| ISBN |
0739860496 library binding |
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