Rise of Nuclear Fear

by Spencer R. Weart

Book Overview

After a tsunami destroyed the cooling system at Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, triggering a meltdown, protesters around the world challenged the use of nuclear power. Germany announced it would close its plants by 2022. Although the ills of fossil fuels are better understood than ever, the threat of climate change has never aroused the same visceral dread or swift action. Spencer Weart dissects this paradox, demonstrating that a powerful...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674052331
• ISBN13: 9780674052338
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"