| Description |
120 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Great disasters, reforms and ramifications |
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Great disasters, reforms and ramifications.
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| Note |
"Introductory essay by Jill McCaffrey"--Cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 114) and index. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1 On the Bottom 11 -- 2 Iron Coffins, Pigboats, and FBMs 25 -- 3 Thresher 39 -- 4 The SUBSAFE Program 57 -- Scorpion 65 -- 6 Russian Disasters 77 -- 7 Kursk 91 -- 8 An Accident Can Be the Impetus for Reform 103 -- Chronology 112 -- Further Reading 114 -- Index 115. |
| Summary |
Presents a history of disasters involving nuclear submarines, including the Thresher, the Scorpion, and the Kursk, and explores how the investigation of these accidents can lead to safety reform. |
| Subject |
Nuclear submarines -- Accidents -- Juvenile literature.
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Nuclear submarines -- Accidents.
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| ISBN |
0791063291 alkaline paper |
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