Mayell, Mark.

Nuclear accidents / by Mark Mayell. - Lucent Books : San Diego, Calif., 2004. - 112 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Manmade disasters .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Accidents waiting to happen -- From meltdowns to leaks -- Weapons of mass destruction -- Risky business -- Nuclear 911: rescue and response -- The challenge of preventing nuclear accidents.

Discusses the uses of radioactive substances and the dangers they present, including fallout from nuclear weapons testing, the meltdown at the Chernobyl power plant, and uranium mining accidents.

ISBN: 1590180569

LCCN: 2003010076

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Disasters--Environmental aspects.
Nuclear power plants--Accidents.--Ukraine--Chernobyl
Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986.
Nuclear power plants--Accidents.
Radioactive substances.
Disasters.

LC Class. No.: TK1362.U38 / M38 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 363.17/99