Chernobyl and nuclear power in the USSR

Book · Wed Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5716828

Marples, D R

Drawing extensively upon Soviet newspapers and journals, Soviet television and radio reports, records in the Krasnyi Arkhib (Red Archive) and contacts with workers involved in the building of the Chernobyl plant, the author provides the first detailed account of the Soviet nuclear power industry and of the nature, impact and consequences of the Chernobyl accident of late April 1986. The author raises the key questions: are Soviet nuclear power plants inherently unsafe, and what impact will the Chernobyl accident have on the Soviet nuclear energy program and on nuclear power development throughout the world.

• OSTI ID: 5716828
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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