It Couldn't Happen Here

Nuclear power is safer than ever. The chance of an accident happening at a nuclear plant is virtually nil. Windscale and Three Mile Island were a long time ago, and Chernobyl was a result of lax safety standards and primitive technology. Modern nuclear technology is virtually infallible. Or so the i...

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Published in:The Ecologist (1979) 1999-11, Vol.29 (7), p.402-407
Main Author: Bunyard, Peter
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents
Evaluation
History
Mathematical models
Nuclear accidents & safety
Nuclear energy
Nuclear industry
Public health
Risk factors
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Summary:Nuclear power is safer than ever. The chance of an accident happening at a nuclear plant is virtually nil. Windscale and Three Mile Island were a long time ago, and Chernobyl was a result of lax safety standards and primitive technology. Modern nuclear technology is virtually infallible. Or so the industry tells us. (Original abstract)
ISSN:0261-3131