Chernobyl Record: The Definitive History of the Chernobyl Catastrophe

ISBN-13: 9780750306706 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 320 str.

R. F. Mould; Richard F. Mould

Opis

Describing why the Chernobyl accident occurred and eye witness accounts, this book examines the impact on life, health, and the environment, including patients with acute radiation syndrome, resettlement of the population, dose measurement and estimation methods, contamination of the environment, and the predicted cancer rate in the 21st century.

Recenzje

"People in other countries begin to forget the disaster and so Chernobyl Record is very important because it reminds them of the effects the catastrophe had on Belarus and its people. It is a useful source of impartial information on Chernobyl and its consequences."
-Inessa Pleskachevskaya, First Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in UK

"This book contains a comprehensive collection of facts, widely researched and well referenced, reflecting the autho's deep interest in the subject matter. No other similar concise account of the Chernobyl aftermath … is known to be available from elsewhere. The book offers a wealth of information, also to those generally well familiar with Chernobyl, and attracts the reader to open it and read it over and again. This book certainly belongs on the bookshelf of everybody interested in the Chernobyl NPP catastrophe and to persons professionally involved in work on nuclear and radiation safety."
-Dr. Frankz-Nikolasu Flakus, formerly Senior Officer of the International Atomic Energy Agency

"A strong contribution to understanding the Chernobyl catastrophe, the background against which it happened, the heroism of the emergency accident workers, and the radiation effects on surrounding human populations, food supplies, ground water, and forests. At a time when there is a danger of forgetting, this book provides a timely reminder that the unimaginable actually happened at Chernobyl."
-Professor John Surrey

"A truly monumental assembly of all that we have learned about the disaster, and a compendium of lessons which we forget at our peril."
-Professor Roger Berry

"It is readable to someone like myself who is not an expert in the field. The photographs, diagrams, and glossary of terms all helped to explain the scale of the disaster and the aftermath."
-Kate Sanders, British Institute of Radiology Library Manager

Spis treści

List of Color Plates
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Radiation Doses and Effects
Nuclear Reactors
Explosion
Radionuclide Releases
Early Medical Response and Follow Up of Patients with Acute Radiation Syndrome
Evacuation and Resettlement
Sarcophagus
Nuclear Power Past and Future
Dose Measurement and Estimation Methods
Population Doses
Contamination in Farming, Milk, Wild Animals, and Fish Decontamination
Water Contamination
Ground Contamination
Psychological Illness
Other Non-Malignant Diseases and Conditions
Cancer Risk Specification
Cancer
The Legasov Testament
Under the Star of Chernobyl
Glossary
References
Index

O autorze

R.F Mould