Nuclear Implosions: The Rise and Fall of the Washington Public Power Supply System

by Daniel Pope

Book Overview

Nuclear Implosions tells the story of a state government agency's failed attempt in the 1970s to build five large nuclear power stations in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Facing huge cost overruns and long construction delays, the agency completed only one plant and found itself unable to repay a $2.25 billion of municipal bonds. These projects reflect the tangled relationships between American nuclear power and nuclear weaponry, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521179742
• ISBN13: 9780521179744
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"