nuclear power plants

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

Presents photographs and first-person accounts of the March 28, 1979 accident at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant, and profiles some of those who helped to contain the meltdown.

Describes both the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear power, the uses of nuclear power, nuclear weapons and nuclear waste, and the future development of nuclear power.

Surveys the history and development of nuclear power and presents both sides of the controversy surrounding its use.

Explains why the Chernobyl explosion happened; and why there has been secrecy and misinformation about the true nature of nuclear reactors.

Thirteen-year-old Nyle learns about relationships and death when fifteen-year-old Ezra, who was exposed to radiation leaked from a nearby nuclear plant, comes to stay at her grandmother's Vermont farmhouse.

Collects twenty-three essays that provide varying perspectives on the Chernobyl disaster, discussing the development of the Soviet nuclear industry, secrecy, safety, response, radiation exposure, farming in contaminated zones, tourism, and other related topics, and including personal stories about the accident.

Describes the events and aftermath of the 1986 nuclear reactor explosion in Chernobyl and discusses its long term effects and the future implications for nuclear power plants.