radioactive pollution

In 1986, a test at a Soviet Union nuclear reactor plant went terribly wrong. A reactor exploded, releasing deadly radiation into the surrounding area. Chernobyl examines the scope of the disaster, its causes, and how people can keep a similar disaster from happening again.

"Explore the causes and consequences of the nuclear meltdown on Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania in 1979"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses how radioactive contamination happens and the risk it poses to health.

The author tells the story of growing up near Rocky Flats, a secret nuclear weapons plant working with plutonium in Colorado, and investigates accidents and government concealed toxic and radioactive waste released by the plant.

Describes sources of radioactive wastes, methods by which they can be managed, and the sociopolitical ramifications with which policy makers must deal.

Details NASA's mishaps with plutonium-fueled missions and its unrealistic calculations about the probability of a major accident, and offers a solar alternative that would make missions safe.

Teri Hein chronicles her childhood in the Palouse wheatlands of rural Washington during the 1950s and 1960s, focusing on how her way of life and livelihood were threatened by progress.

A nationwide investigation into what is being done to safeguard and isolate permanently from the environment spent nuclear fuels and contaminated materials that will be lethally radioactive for as long as 240,000 years.