| Description |
ix, 196 pages ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Dr. Jaczko goes to Washington -- Forget and repeat : a brief but necessary history of accidents -- The burning issue : the battle to prevent nuclear fires -- Nevada roulette : ending the Yucca Mountain charade -- Accidents do happen : the tragedy of Fukushima -- Visiting Tokyo : crises reveal human beings at their best -- Fukushima fallout : the fight over essential industry reforms -- Tsunamis in the heartland : a scenario for an American Fukushima -- Express lane : the nuclear industry licensing juggernaut -- Cleanup is forever : visiting Fukushima -- Going nuclear : confrontation over the building of new atomic plants -- Out of time : my departure from the agency and the future of nuclear. |
| Summary |
The former chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission reveals how the nuclear energy industry endangers lives, how the NRC has been overpowered by the industry it was meant to regulate, and why Congress does nothing to change the status quo. |
| Subject |
Nuclear energy -- United States.
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Nuclear energy. (OCoLC)fst01039951
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| ISBN |
9781476755762 |
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1476755760 |
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9781476755786 (ebook) |
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