Windscale 1957 : Anatomy of a Nuclear Accident

Windscale 1957 : Anatomy of a Nuclear Accident by L. Arnold (Author)
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Edition:3rd ed. 2007

Published:12 Sep 2007

Description
In 1957 one of the two reactors built at Windscale was destroyed by fire, in the world's first major nuclear accident. This book describes the fire and what followed, and considers its causes, effects and political importance. It throws a revealing new light on an important event of fifty years ago and on questions of secrecy and responsibility.