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Title: Nuclear power browning out

Abstract

When the sad history of nuclear power is written, April 26, 1986, will be recorded as the day the dream died. The explosion at the Chernobyl plant was a terrible human tragedy- and it delivered a stark verdict on the hope that nuclear power will one day replace fossil fuel-based energy systems. Nuclear advocates may soldier on, but a decade after Chernobyl it is clear that nuclear power is no longer a viable energy option for the twenty-first century.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
391371
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 52; Journal Issue: 3; Other Information: PBD: May-Jun 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY; NUCLEAR POWER PHASEOUT; PUBLIC ANXIETY; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; CHERNOBYLSK-4 REACTOR

Citation Formats

Flavin, C, and Lenssen, N. Nuclear power browning out. United States: N. p., 1996. Web. doi:10.1080/00963402.1996.11456626.
Flavin, C, & Lenssen, N. Nuclear power browning out. United States. https://doi.org/10.1080/00963402.1996.11456626
Flavin, C, and Lenssen, N. 1996. "Nuclear power browning out". United States. https://doi.org/10.1080/00963402.1996.11456626.
@article{osti_391371,
title = {Nuclear power browning out},
author = {Flavin, C and Lenssen, N},
abstractNote = {When the sad history of nuclear power is written, April 26, 1986, will be recorded as the day the dream died. The explosion at the Chernobyl plant was a terrible human tragedy- and it delivered a stark verdict on the hope that nuclear power will one day replace fossil fuel-based energy systems. Nuclear advocates may soldier on, but a decade after Chernobyl it is clear that nuclear power is no longer a viable energy option for the twenty-first century.},
doi = {10.1080/00963402.1996.11456626},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/391371}, journal = {Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists},
number = 3,
volume = 52,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996},
month = {Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996}
}