Shoreham and the Rise and Fall of the Nuclear Power Industry
| AUTHOR | McCallion, Kenneth; McCallion, Kenneth; McCallion, Kenneth et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Praeger (12/11/1995) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
This book traces the history of the nuclear power industry in the United States from the 1950s when electricity from nuclear power was expected to be too cheap to meter, to the 1990s when the nuclear power industry lies in shambles and the landscape is dotted with the billion dollar carcasses of unfinished or inoperable nuclear power plants. Using the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant on Long Island as a case study, and reviewing the civil racketeering trial relating to that plant, McCallion details how a fatal combination of fraud, incompetence, and naivete has driven utility companies to the brink (and in some cases, beyond the brink) of bankruptcy in the vain quest for the nuclear power fix.
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ISBN-13:
9780275942991
ISBN-10:
0275942996
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
256
Carton Quantity:
30
Product Dimensions:
6.14 x 0.63 x 9.21 inches
Weight:
1.17 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Dust Cover
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Technology & Engineering | Power Resources - Nuclear
Technology & Engineering | Energy
Technology & Engineering | Environmental Science (see also Chemistry - Environmental)
Dewey Decimal:
333.792
Library of Congress Control Number:
94032930
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This book traces the history of the nuclear power industry in the United States from the 1950s when electricity from nuclear power was expected to be too cheap to meter, to the 1990s when the nuclear power industry lies in shambles and the landscape is dotted with the billion dollar carcasses of unfinished or inoperable nuclear power plants. Using the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant on Long Island as a case study, and reviewing the civil racketeering trial relating to that plant, McCallion details how a fatal combination of fraud, incompetence, and naivete has driven utility companies to the brink (and in some cases, beyond the brink) of bankruptcy in the vain quest for the nuclear power fix.
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