The Chernobyl Disaster : The Nuclear Catastrophe and Its Devastating Effects

• Autore: minutes 50
• Pubblicazione: Cork : , : Lemaitre Publishing, , 2017; ©2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (40 pages)
• Soggetto topico: Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986; Nuclear power plants
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- h.1t3h5sf -- h.3dy6vkm -- h.tyjcwt -- h.2et92p0 -- h.3znysh7 -- h.1fob9te -- h.30j0zll -- The Chernobyl nuclear disaster -- Key information -- Background -- The USSR and its programme of nuclear development -- The Chernobyl nuclear facility -- The makings of a disaster -- Key figures -- Mikhail Gorbachev, Russian statesman -- Chernobyl nuclear facility personnel -- The Chernobyl nuclear disaster -- Reactor no. 4 -- A series of unfortunate events -- Liquidation -- Evacuation -- Contaminating the continent -- Silence from the authorities -- Who is to blame? -- Impact -- A political system shaken to its core -- Unknown medical consequences -- Disputes about the death toll -- Economic ruin -- RBMK: The immortal reactor -- Reflections on nuclear power -- Summary -- Find out more.
• Altri titoli varianti: History; Chernobyl Disaster
• Titolo autorizzato: The Chernobyl Disaster
• ISBN: 2-8062-7920-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910163399103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: History