Early in the morning of March 28, 1979, several water pumps stopped working at a nuclear plant near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, setting in motion the chain of events that would make Three Mile Island an indelible symbol of disaster for the American public - and would utterly transform the nation'...

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Main Author:	Rees, Joseph V. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago u.a. Univ. of Chicago Press 1994
Subjects:	Institute of Nuclear Power Operations - Rules and practice Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (U.S.) > Rules and practice Nuclear industry > Safety regulations > United States Nuclear power plants > United States > Safety measures Sicherheit Kerntechnische Industrie Kernreaktorsicherheit Reaktorunfall USA Three Mill Island Nuclear Generating Station
Online Access:	Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:	Early in the morning of March 28, 1979, several water pumps stopped working at a nuclear plant near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, setting in motion the chain of events that would make Three Mile Island an indelible symbol of disaster for the American public - and would utterly transform the nation's nuclear regulatory system. Hostages of Each Other is the first book to penetrate the silence surrounding this extraordinary transformation Taking us behind the scenes of nuclear power, Joseph Rees offers us a close and fascinating look at the dramatic change in the industry's safety standards, operation, and management in the wake of Three Mile Island Drawing on extensive empirical research, including well over one hundred interviews, Rees depicts the appalling state of nuclear safety practices before disaster shook the industry into action. In his account of the aftermath, a little-known organization - the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) - emerges as a powerful force for change
Physical Description:	XII, 238 S. graph. Darst.
ISBN:	0226706877