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Idaho Falls: The Untold Story of America's First Nuclear Accident
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by William McKeown
Sales Rank: 24417
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List Price: $16.95
$11.86
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on 6-2-2008.
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 200 pages
Published by: Ecw Press April 1, 2003
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1550225626
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1550225624
Book Dimensions:
8.1 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
Weighs: 12.8 ounces
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Chicago, Illinois
"McKeown does succeed…in exposing how it was possible for the wealth of rumors and speculation to gain so much momentum."
Product Description
When asked to name the world’s first major nuclear accident, most people cite the Three Mile Island incident or the Chernobyl disaster. Revealed in this book is one of American history’s best-kept secrets: the world’s first nuclear reactor accident to claim fatalities happened on United States soil. Chronicled here for the first time is the strange tale of SL-1, a military test reactor located in Idaho’s Lost River Desert that exploded on the night of January 3, 1961, killing the three-man maintenance crew on duty. Through details uncovered in official documents, firsthand accounts from rescue workers and nuclear industry insiders, and exclusive interviews with the victims’ families and friends, this book probes intriguing questions about the devastating blast that have remained unanswered for more than forty years. From reports of a faulty reactor design and mismanagement of the reactor’s facilities to rumors of incompetent personnel and a failed love affair that prompted deliberate sabotage of the plant, these plausible explanations for the explosion raise questions about whether the truth was deliberately suppressed to protect the nuclear energy industry.
Reader Reviews
I read half of this while waiting for the train! The author's style is very clear and he's a good storyteller. While some of the chapters were a bit sensationalized, this book is well worth your time and money. "Idaho Falls" is more interesting than 99% of contemporary fiction out there :)
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