Author

Publication

1995 - Macmillan, Basingstoke, England

Language

English

Word Count

58,750 words, Guess

Page Count

235 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100333650360
  • ISBN-100333482530
  • ISBN-139780333650363
  • ISBN-139780333482537
  • Goodreads2038120', '3905705
and 5 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number96141019
  • OCLC Control Number34721618
  • Better World Books9780333482537
  • Better World Books9780333650363
  • Open LibraryOL558015M

Classifications

  • DDC363.17/99/094278
  • LCCTK9064.W56 A76 1995
  • LCCTK9064.W56A76 1995

Description

"In 1957 one of the two reactors built at Windscale, in Cumbria, England, to produce plutonium for bombs was destroyed by fire, in the world's first major nuclear accident. This book - using official papers, scientific reports and much first-hand evidence - tells of those who designed, built and operated the reactors. It describes the fire of fifty years ago, and what followed, and considers its causes, effects and enduring political significance."--Jacket.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryAccidentsPower PlantsNuclear industryNuclear ReactorsNuclear facilitiesNuclear power plants

Places

EnglandSellafield Region

Other Editions

  • Windscale 1957: anatomy of a nuclear accidentMacmillan1995-01-01
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