Atoms and Ashes

Serhii Plokhy tells the tale of the six nuclear disasters: Bikini Atoll, Kyshtym, Windscale, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima. Plokhy traces the arc of each crisis, exploring the confused decision-making on the ground and the panicked responses of governments to contain the crises and often cover up the scale of the catastrophe.