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Three Mile Island: A Nuclear Crisis in Historical Persepective

7 Ratings: 2.7

2004 non-fiction book by J. Samuel Walker

Twenty-five years ago, Hollywood released The China Syndrome, featuring Jane Fonda and Michael Douglas as a TVnews crew who witness what appears to be a serious accident at a nuclear power plant. In a spectacular coincidence, on March 28, … see full wiki

Tags: Books, History, Environment, Us History, History & Philosophy Of Science

Author: J. Samuel Walker

Publisher: University of California Press

Date Published: March 22, 2004

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review by JohnHolt. April 28, 2009

Three Mile Island

I have not read this book but wish to comment on this subject. Since Three Mile Island incident there has not been one nuclear plant built in the USA. Three Mile Island continues to this day to produce carbon free power at more than a reasonable cost. While Europe, China, and other nations continue to build nuclear plants we continue to use coal and oil. Coal being the largest contributor of energy and also the one product we have an almost unlimited supply of. Coal, of course produces more carbon … more

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review by drifter51. December 26, 2008

A somewhat difficult read but an important research volume.

It is hard to believe but it has now been some 35 years since America's worst nuclear accident took place. In "Three Mile Island: A Nuclear Crisis in Historical Perspective" author J. Samuel Walker takes a look back at the tragic events that shook the nation and the world back in March, 1979. Eminently qualified to undertake this project, Walker succeeds in presenting all sides of this extremely complicated and highly controversial subject matter. Was equipment … more

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