Maps, a timeline, and photos help provide an overview of nuclear meltdowns around the world throughout history and explain the causes of a nuclear meltdown, the dangers they pose, and the benefits of nuclear energy.
Chronicles the events surrounding the nuclear meltdown at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant just outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on March 28, 1979.
Describes the events surrounding the explosion of the Challenger shuttle in 1986, the investigation of this disaster, and the seven astronauts who died.
Presents an overview of how nuclear power plants function, the history of nuclear energy use in the United States, and describes the nuclear accident at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant in Pennsylvania and the aftermath of that disaster.
Traces the history of the 1986 Challenger mission and studies the causes of the explosion which killed teacher Christa McAuliffe and six other astronauts.
Describes the oil tanker Exxon Valdez, the events that led up to its disastrous oil spill in 1989, and the effects of the spill on the Alaskan environment.
Thirteen-year-old Phoebe recalls the death of her younger brother Mick in a bicycle accident, which might not have been fatal had he been wearing his helmet, and how she and her family reacted to the tragedy. Closes with an appeal to bikers to wear protective bicycle helmets.
the ongoing story of the world's deadliest nuclear disaster
Cheney, Glenn Alan
1993
Text and photographic illustrations examine in depth the 1986 explosion, the subsequent cover-up by the Soviet government, and the continuing health problems it caused.
