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ATOMIC
ACCIDENTS
A HISTORY OF NUCLEAR MELTDOWNS AND DISASTERS:
FROM THE OZARK MOUNTAINS TO FUKUSHIMA
JAMES MAHAFFEY
pegasus books
new york london
For Mrs. King
My seventh-grade English teacher, who thought I should write
ATOMIC ACCIDENTS
Pegasus Books LLC
80 Broad St., 5th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Copyright © 2014 James Mahaffey
Interior design by Maria Fernandez
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in whole
or in part without written permission from the publisher, except by
reviewers who may quote brief excerpts in connection with a review
in a newspaper, magazine, or electronic publication; nor may any part
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in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying,
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ISBN: 978-1-4804-4777-6
Distributed by Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
CONTENTS
Author’s Note:
A Triumph of Soviet Technology
Introduction:
Bill Crush and the Hazards of Steam Under Pressure
Chapter 1:
We Discover Fire
Chapter 2:
World War II, and Danger Beyond Comprehension
Chapter 3:
A Bit of Trouble in the Great White North
Chapter 4:
Birthing Pains in Idaho
Chapter 5:
Making Everything Else Seem Insignificant in the UK
Chapter 6:
In Nuclear Research, Even the Goof-ups are Fascinating
Chapter 7:
The Atomic Man and Lessons in Fuel Processing
Chapter 8:
The Military Almost Never Lost a Nuclear Weapon
Chapter 9:
The China Syndrome Plays in Harrisburg and Pripyat
Chapter 10:
Tragedy at Fukushima Daiichi
Chapter 11:
Caught in the Rickover Trap
Bibliography
Index
Illustration Credits
Acknowledgments
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