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Hostages of Each Other
Joseph V. Rees
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Paperback. The near meltdown in 1979 at Three Mile Island, America, created a crisis of confidence over safety nuclear power industry. This work analyzes how the industry stabilized itself through a complete transformation in the safety standards, operation and management of nuclear facilities in America. Num Pages: 250 pages, 20 line drawings, table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNBN; KNXC; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
The near meltdown in 1979 at Three Mile Island, America, plunged the nuclear power industry into a crisis of confidence that threatened its very existence. This work analyzes how the industry managed to stabilize itself through a complete transformation in the safety standards, operation and management of nuclear facilities in America. After describing the poor quality of safety before disaster shook the industry into action, the book documents the emergence of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) and reveals how this industry organization became a major force behind improvements in nuclear safety. In his account of INPO's beginnings and ... Read more
The near meltdown in 1979 at Three Mile Island, America, plunged the nuclear power industry into a crisis of confidence that threatened its very existence. This work analyzes how the industry managed to stabilize itself through a complete transformation in the safety standards, operation and management of nuclear facilities in America. After describing the poor quality of safety before disaster shook the industry into action, the book documents the emergence of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) and reveals how this industry organization became a major force behind improvements in nuclear safety. In his account of INPO's beginnings and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Number of Pages
245
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226706887
SKU
V9780226706887
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