Chernobyl

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780141988351
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2019
Publisher: Penguin UK
Pages: 432

**Uncover the Truth Behind the Chernobyl Disaster**: Dive into the gripping narrative of one of history's most catastrophic nuclear accidents with **Chernobyl** by Serhii Plokhy. This compelling account chronicles the tragic events of April 26, 1986, when the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Soviet Ukraine exploded, sending shockwaves throughout Europe and beyond. Experience the harrowing tales of brave firefighters, dedicated scientists, and resolute soldiers who confronted a nuclear nightmare, risking everything to extinguish the fire and contain the fallout.

**A Detailed Exploration of Soviet Nuclear Culture**: Plokhy delves deep into the political and systemic failures that led to this disaster, highlighting the inherent flaws within the Soviet Union's nuclear industry. As you read this pivotal book, you'll gain insights into the catastrophic turbine test that spiraled out of control, marking a turning point that revealed the unsustainable nature of a communist regime.

**Key Features**:
- **Lengthy Account**: 432 pages filled with riveting historical details.
- **Essential Read**: Perfect for history buffs, nuclear energy enthusiasts, and anyone interested in the social impacts of disasters.
- **Educational Value**: A must-have for students and researchers studying nuclear accidents and their aftermath.

Experience the powerful stories of **heroes**, **victims**, and **perpetrators** through a poignant, fast-paced narrative that serves as a definitive history of the world's worst nuclear disaster. Don’t miss out on this captivating insight into the Chernobyl incident, available now with **FREE shipping**! Please allow up to 10 days for delivery.

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780141988351
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2019
Publisher: Penguin UK
Pages: 432


Description:
On the morning of 26 April 1986 Europe witnessed the worst nuclear disaster in history- the explosion of a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Soviet Ukraine. The outburst put the world on the brink of nuclear annihilation. In the end, less than five percent of the reactor's fuel escaped, but that was enough to contaminate over half of Europe with radioactive fallout.

In Chernobyl, Serhii Plokhy recreates these events in all of their drama, telling the stories of the firefighters, scientists, engineers, workers, soldiers, and policemen who found themselves caught in a nuclear Armageddon and succeeded in doing the seemingly impossible- extinguishing the nuclear inferno and putting the reactor to sleep. While it is clear that the immediate cause of the accident was a turbine test gone wrong, Plokhy shows how the deeper roots of Chernobyl lay in the nature of the Soviet political system and the flaws of its nuclear industry. A little more than five years later, the Soviet Union would fall apart, destroyed from within by its unsustainable communist ideology and the dysfunctional managerial and economic systems laid bare in the wake of the disaster.

A poignant, fast paced account of the drama of heroes, perpetrators, and victims, Chernobyl is the definitive history of the world's worst nuclear disaster.

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