| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file (12hr., 27 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Read by Kris Dyer. |
| Summary |
Meltdown investigates and recreates the dramatic events behind the most notorious nuclear accidents in history, as well as those shrouded in secrecy.Combining human tragedy with intriguing science, each account reveals new aspects of humanity's complex relationship with nuclear power and the ongoing struggle to harness and control it. From the pioneers of Los Alamos who got up close and personal with the cores of atomic bombs, to the hapless engineers in Soviet fuel-processing plants who unwittingly mixed up a disaster in a bucket, and from the terrifying impact of a tsunami at Fukushima to the mystery of the recent Russian incident, Meltdown explores the past and future of this extraordinary and potentially lethal source of infinite power |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Added Author |
Dyer, Kris, narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781004055425 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1004055420 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT14383330 |
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