Author’s Note:
A Triumph of Soviet Technology
Introduction:
Bill Crush and the Hazards of Steam Under Pressure
Chapter 1:
We Discover Fire
Chapter 2:
World War II, and Danger Beyond Comprehension
Chapter 3:
A Bit of Trouble in the Great White North
Chapter 4:
Birthing Pains in Idaho
Chapter 5:
Making Everything Else Seem Insignificant in the UK
Chapter 6:
In Nuclear Research, Even the Goof-ups are Fascinating
Chapter 7:
The Atomic Man and Lessons in Fuel Processing
Chapter 8:
The Military Almost Never Lost a Nuclear Weapon
Chapter 9:
The China Syndrome Plays in Harrisburg and Pripyat
Chapter 10:
Tragedy at Fukushima DaiIchi
Chapter 11:
Caught in the Rickover Trap
Image Gallery
Bibliography
Acknowledgments