Atoms And Ashes From Bikini Atoll To Fukushima

Atoms And Ashes From Bikini Atoll To Fukushima

In Atoms and Ashes acclaimed historian Serhii Plokhy tells the tale of the six nuclear disasters that shook the world Bikini Atoll Kyshtym Windscale Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima. Based on wide-ranging research and witness testimony Plokhy traces the arc of each crisis exploring in depth the confused decision-making on the ground and the panicked responses of governments to contain the crises and often cover up the scale of the catastrophe.