{"product_id":"9783642764554","title":"Chernobyl: Insight from the Inside","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChernobyl: Insight from the Inside\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eChernousenko, Vladimir M.; Salmychin, A.I.; Hine, J.G.; Aristov, N.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eChernousenko's \"Chernobyl\" is a first-hand account of the\nevents and facts  surrounding this global disaster: The first\npart of the book includes an    absoring account of what\nhappened at Chernobyl nuclear power station on     April 26,\n1986, as well as a review of the rectification measures\ntaken so far. The author re-analyzes the causes of the\naccident, confronting us   with startling details about\ncritical design faults in the (RBMK) reactors  of the\nChernobyl type. - The second part deals with the long-range\nand  long-term effects of the catastrophe on man and\nenvironment, including a    wealth of yet unpublished data\nalong with proposals for future action. -    Physicist Vladimir\nChernousenko is eminently qualified to write on this     topic:\nIn 1986 he was appointed representative of the Ukrainian\nAcademy of Sciences in Chernobyl and the \"Zone\". He worked\nin the so-called Special Zone (10-km radius around the\nreactor) where he received large radiation    doses. He was\nco-author of the internal Government Report for               President\nGorbachev and the Supreme Soviet. Until 1991 he was\nscientificdirector of the 30-km exclusion zone. - This book\nis a vital step towards   establishing the truth about the\ncauses of the accident and - even more     important - the\nactual scale of its aftermath. It provides the              specialist\nwith the scientific and medical data needed for                  further\ninvestigation and for designing effective countermeasures,\nwhilethe lay reader will profit most from the absorbing\naccounts and personal    statements of eyewitnesses and other\npeople directly affected by the        catastrophe. - A unique\ncollection of photographs adds further poignancy to the\nwritten descriptions. Appendices are added to explain the\nmost      important technical terms for the non-specialist and to\nprovide technical   details for the specialist. The book is\nof equal interest to natural        scientists, medics and\ninterested laypersons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2011-12-27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783642764554\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-642-76453-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 367\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Berlin Heidelberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44408242307212,"sku":"9783642764554","price":62.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783642764554.jpg?v=1775816141","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783642764554","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}