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Windscale 1957 Anatomy of a Nuclear Accident

Windscale 1957 Anatomy of a Nuclear Accident

Description

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.

Keywords

Business & EconomicsIndustriesEnergySelf-HelpSafety & SecurityTechnology & EngineeringPower ResourcesNuclear

1995Book

Author(s)Lorna Arnold

PublisherMacmillan

ISBN9780333650363

LanguageEnglish

SpringerLink Book

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