Nuclear accidents
By: by Joel Helgerson.
Series: An Impact book
Publisher: F. Watts
Published: 1988
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Nuclear power plants -- Accidents -- Juvenile literature.; Nuclear reactor accidents -- Juvenile literature.; Nuclear power plants -- Accidents.; Nuclear reactor accidents.
Description: Describes nuclear fission and how nuclear reactors work and discusses accidents at Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and other power plants. Also examines measures taken to prevent similar disasters in the future.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 122-125.
Includes index.