Meltdown! : the nuclear disaster in Japan and our energy future / Fred Bortz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bortz, Fred, 1944- author.

Contributor:

Intuitive.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear reactor accidents--Japan--Fukushima-ken.

Nuclear reactor accidents.

Nuclear power plants--Accidents--Japan--Fukushima-ken.

Nuclear power plants.

Boiling water reactors--Accidents--Japan--Fukushima-ken.

Boiling water reactors.

Nuclear energy--Safety measures.

Nuclear energy.

Tsunami damage--Japan--Fukushima-ken.

Tsunami damage.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (64 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

2015.

Minneapolis, Minnesota : Twenty-First Century Books, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Japan. March 11, 2011. 2:46 P.M. The biggest earthquake in Japan's history—and one of the world's five most powerful since 1900—devastated the Tohoku region, 320 kilometers (200 miles) northeast of Tokyo. It triggered a huge tsunami that left crippling damage in its wake. More than 13,000 people drowned, and thousands of buildings and homes were reduced to rubble. As people assessed the damage, they made the most frightening discovery of all: the Fukushima #1 nuclear power plant was seriously damaged and three of its six reactors were heading for meltdowns. Workers tried desperately—but unsuccessfully—to save them. Explosions and fires released radioactivity into the air. Within days the Japanese government declared a 20-kilometer (12-mile) evacuation zone. The future of the plant, the long-term health of those exposed to radiation, and the effects on the environment remained uncertain. Learn more about this massive catastrophe as Dr. Fred Bortz examines both the human tragedy and the scientific implications of the nuclear meltdown. Compare this disaster to similar nuclear events in the United States and in Ukraine, and move ahead with Dr. Bortz as he explores the global debate about the future of nuclear power and alternative sources of energy.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Prologue: Japan's Greatest Quake

Chapter 1 Earthquake! Tsunami! Meltdown!

Chapter 2 Energy from the Heart of Matter

Chapter 3 Nuclear Reactor Successes and Failures

Chapter 4 What Went Wrong at Fukushima?

Chapter 5 Fukushima and Our Energy Future

Glossary

Source Notes

Selected Bibliography

Further Reading

Websites

Index

Author's Note

About the Author

Photo Acknowledgments

Back Cover.

Participant:

Narrator: Intuitive.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4677-5933-3

1-5124-5300-5

1-283-41723-5

9786613417237

0-7613-8919-9