
Atomic Accidents
A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters; From the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima
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Narrated by:
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Tom Weiner
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By:
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James Mahaffey
From the moment radiation was discovered in the late nineteenth century, nuclear science has had a rich history of innovative scientific exploration and discovery, coupled with mistakes, accidents, and downright disasters.
Mahaffey, a long-time advocate of continued nuclear research and nuclear energy, looks at each incident in turn and analyzes what happened and why, often discovering where scientists went wrong when analyzing past meltdowns.
Every incident has lead to new facets in understanding about the mighty atom—and Mahaffey puts forth what the future should be for this final frontier of science that still holds so much promise.
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Great book, terrible narrator
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I found this book very educational. It examines in detail atomic accidents beyond the "big three" of 3 Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukashima. It is a bit technical at times but well worth the knowledge you will gain.Most Enlightning
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Pleased
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I love this book!
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Interesting read for the nuclear industry.
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Regarding what I learned - I had not realized how numerous the minor mishaps with both power generation, lab systems, and weapon systems were, and how despite the number of issues, relatively few have resulted in any loss of life, and in most cases that loss of life is because of an always-pushing defense industry during the cold war taking what it thought were necessary risks to protect the population.
Audiobook/Audible specifics: The narrator had a good tone and voice for the material, making this an easy title to listen to.
Great listen
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I honestly think some general road trips to locations that have nuclear bombs somewhere nearby would be fun, at this point. knowing that some are just somewhere in a swamp or in the ocean is mind blowing.
Highly recommended.
Great way to put your job into perspective
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Great read and extremely informative
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Absolutely fascinating and entertaining.
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very interesting!
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