nuclear power plants

In the aftermath of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster, a Ukrainian girl named Katya comes to understand the things most important about her homeland, and in combining the mythological strength of her ancestors with a newly acquired comprehension of the scientific truth of the event, Katya fulfills a promise she made to herself many years before.

The author's memoir of her successful campaign to prevent the construction of two nuclear power reactors near her Oklahoma farm, a battle she waged for nine years, costing her and her husband their entire savings, the nursing home they owned, and almost the family farm.

Discusses risks involved in state-of-the-art technology and what we can do to make the risks less and prevent disasters such as Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Bhopal.

A report on the statistical results of atomic radiation and mortality, supplemented by graphs, maps, references, an index, and appendices.

Provides an analysis of the technical and institutional context of the Ringhals 3 application in which the Swedish nuclear industry requested permission to load and operate a new reactor and presented its plan, developed by the Nuclear Fuel Safety project, for the safe, long-term management of radioactive wastes.

Discusses the positive and negative aspects of nuclear energy and the controversy surrounding the use of this type of energy.