nuclear power plants

Argues against the "nuclear renaissance" that U.S. corporations claim is underway, exposing the critiques of nuclear power and near daily system failures that plague the industry, and proposes potential energy solutions.

Provides information about the disaster that occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in April 1986, discusses Soviet efforts to conceal the accident from the world; and looks at the deaths and illnesses that have resulted from the exposure to radiation.

Thirteen-year-old Nyle learns about relationships and death when fifteen-year-old Ezra, who was exposed to radiation leaked from a nearby nuclear plant, comes to stay at her grandmother's Vermont farmhouse.

Discusses the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster, which occurred in the Ukraine in 1986.

Discusses the development of nuclear power, its benefits, dangers, and future, and the controversy surrounding it.

Discusses nuclear energy, its production, use, and risks involved in its utilization.

A 16-year-old boy tries to arrive at a decision--to side with his father who is investigating the safety of the town's nuclear plant after an alarming "accident" or with the townspeople who need the jobs and tax money provided by the plant.