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*Starred Review* As the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Three Mile Island (TMI) nuclear accident approaches, the official historian of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) provides "the first comprehensive scholarly account" of the incident--and the first major study of the subject in more than 20 years. Walker, who has authored or coauthored three previous books on U.S. nuclear-power regulation during his 20 years at the NRC, opens this volume with three chapters of context: a description of the public debate over nuclear power before TMI, a survey of the history of U.S. regulation of this controversial power source, and a useful explanation of the design elements and operational techniques U.S. nuclear plants used to prevent accidents if possible and to minimize the impact of any unpreventable accidents. Chapters 4 through 8 anatomize the events of March 28 through April 1, 1979, at Three Mile Island and in the state and national capitals (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C.), while chapters 9 and 10 review the immediate and long-term impact of those five frightening days. Thoroughly researched administrative history; includes photos, notes, and a useful essay on sources. Mary Carroll
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Mary Carroll, Booklist Starred Review
"Thoroughly researched administrative history."
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*Starred Review* As the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Three Mile Island (TMI) nuclear accident approaches, the official historian of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) provides "the first comprehensive scholarly account" of the incident--and the first major study of the subject in more than 20 years. Walker, who has authored or coauthored three previous books on U.S. nuclear-power regulation during his 20 years at the NRC, opens this volume with three chapters of context: a description of the public debate over nuclear power before TMI, a survey of the history of U.S. regulation of this controversial power source, and a useful explanation of the design elements and operational techniques U.S. nuclear plants used to prevent accidents if possible and to minimize the impact of any unpreventable accidents. Chapters 4 through 8 anatomize the events of March 28 through April 1, 1979, at Three Mile Island and in the state and national capitals (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C.), while chapters 9 and 10 review the immediate and long-term impact of those five frightening days. Thoroughly researched administrative history; includes photos, notes, and a useful essay on sources. Mary Carroll
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Mary Carroll, Booklist Starred Review
"Thoroughly researched administrative history."
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