Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe PDF
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Copyright Copyright 2018 by Serhii Plokhy Hachette Book Group supports the right to free expression and the value of copyright. The purpose of copyright is to encourage writers and artists to produce the creative works that enrich our culture. The scanning, uploading, and distribution of this book without permission is a theft of the author’s intellectual property. If you would like permission to use material from the book (other than for review purposes), please contact [email protected]. Thank you for your support of the author’s rights. Basic Books Hachette Book Group 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104 www.basicbooks.com First Edition: May 2018 Published by Basic Books, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc. The Basic Books name and logo is a trademark of the Hachette Book Group. The Hachette Speakers Bureau provides a wide range of authors for speaking events. To find out more, go to www.hachettespeakersbureau.com or call (866) 376-6591. The publisher is not responsible for websites (or their content) that are not owned by the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Plokhy, Serhii, 1957-author. Title: Chernobyl : the history of a nuclear catastrophe / Serhii Plokhy. Title: Chernobyl : the history of a nuclear catastrophe / Serhii Plokhy. Description: First edition. | New York : Basic Books, [2018] | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2017056459 (print) | LCCN 2017059722 (ebook) | ISBN 9781541617087 (ebook) | ISBN 9781541617094 (hardcover) Subjects: LCSH: Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobyl, Ukraine, 1986. | Nuclear power plants —Accidents—Ukraine—Chornobyl. | Nuclear energy—Political aspects. Classification: LCC TK1362.U38 (ebook) | LCC TK1362.U38 P555 2018 (print) | DDC 363.17/99094777—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017056459 ISBNs: 978-1-54161709-4 (hardcover), 978-1-54161708-7 (ebook) E3- 20180331-JV-NF CONTENTS Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Maps Preface Prologue I WORMWOOD CHAPTER 1 Congress CHAPTER 2 Road to Chernobyl CHAPTER 3 Power Plant II INFERNO CHAPTER 4 Friday Night CHAPTER 5 Explosion CHAPTER 6 Fire CHAPTER 7 Denial III ATOP THE VOLCANO CHAPTER 8 High Commission CHAPTER 9 Exodus CHAPTER 10 Taming the Reactor IV INVISIBLE ENEMY CHAPTER 11 Deadly Silence CHAPTER 12 Exclusion Zone CHAPTER 13 China Syndrome CHAPTER 14 Counting Lives V RECKONING CHAPTER 15 War of Words CHAPTER 16 Sarcophagus CHAPTER 17 Crime and Punishment VI NEW DAY CHAPTER 18 Writers’ Block CHAPTER 19 Nuclear Revolt CHAPTER 20 Independent Atom CHAPTER 21 Global Shelter Epilogue Photos Acknowledgments About the Author Also by Serhii Plokhy Note on Radiation Impact and Measurements Notes Index To the Children of the Nuclear Age * Shown over contemporary borders for reference.
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