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

by Daniel Pope

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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"

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