| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 402 pages, 8 pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Contents |
1. Radiation Doses and Effects -- 2. Nuclear Reactors -- 3. Explosion -- 4. Radionuclide Releases -- 5. Early Medical Response and Follow-up of Patients with Acute Radiation Syndrome -- 6. Evacuation and Resettlement -- 7. Sarcophagus -- 8. Nuclear Power Past and Future -- 9. Dose Measurement and Estimation Methods -- 10. Population Doses -- 11. Contamination in Farming, Milk, Wild Animals and Fish -- 12. Decontamination -- 13. Water Contamination -- 14. Ground Contamination -- 15. Psychological Illness -- 16. Other Non-Malignant Diseases and Conditions -- 17. Cancer Risk Specification -- 18. Cancer -- 19. The Legasov Testament -- 20. Under the Star of Chernobyl |
| Summary |
This work offers a full history of the 1986 nuclear disaster in the Northern Ukraine town of Chernobyl. The events leading up to the initial explosion of the central reactor are covered, as well as the radiation doses received by the local population and the environmental impact |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 332-359) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986.
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Power Plants -- history
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Radioactive Hazard Release
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Chernobyl Nuclear Accident
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Air Pollution, Radioactive -- history
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Nuclear Reactors -- history
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Radiation Injuries -- history
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Water Pollution, Radioactive -- history
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Kernrampen.
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Kerncentrales.
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| SUBJECT |
Ukraine |
| Subject |
Ukraine -- Chornobylʹ
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1420034626 |
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9781420034622 |
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