Chernobyl and Nuclear Power in the USSR

Marples, David R.

ISBN 10: 0920862489 / ISBN 13: 9780920862483

Published by Canadian Inst of Ukranian Study Pr, 1986

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Half-inch white stain on front board with a mirror stain to inside of front wrap. Red boards has wear and light stain at top of spine. Again, there is a corresponding stain on wraps. Very light soiling to top leaf edge. Jacket has rubbing, some edge and corner wear. Small mark on back wrap. (10).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chernobyl and Nuclear Power in the USSR
• Publisher: Canadian Inst of Ukranian Study Pr
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0920862489
• ISBN 13: 9780920862483
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Weight: 0.38 kilograms

About this title

Synopsis

Chernobyl and Nuclear Power in the USSR provided the first detailed account of the Soviet nuclear power industry and of the nature, impact and consequences of the Chernobyl (Chornobyl) disaster of 28 April 1986. Marples places the Chornobyl accident within the context of Soviet nuclear development. He includes a Chornobyl diary, that covers Soviet reporting during the first two weeks after the accident; Soviet energy policy; Eastern European and Soviet nuclear development in the 1980s; safety issues; and an account of the immediate aftermath of the disaster and the clean-up operation. Co-published with the Macmillan Press, London.

About the Author

David R. Marples is Professor of History at the University of Alberta. He was educated at the Universities of London, Alberta, and Sheffield. He is the author of many articles in scholarly journals and a specialist on Ukraine and Belarus. His most recent titles include Lenin's Revolution: Russia 1917–1921 (2000) and Belarus: A Denationalized Nation (Postcommunist States and Nations) (1999).