The Japanese Nuclear Incident : Technical Aspects.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear power plants.

Public health.

Radiation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (21 pages, digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

System requirements: PDF reader software.

text file

Summary:

Presents scientific and technical aspects of Japanese nuclear crisis, focusing on concerns about human health effects of current and possible future releases of radioactive materials from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Examines whether harmful levels of fallout could reach the U.S., explains meaning and risks of radiation, discusses radioactivity and nuclear reactors, and addresses health effects of ionizing radiation.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division. Japanese Nuclear Incident

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