It was 5 a.m. at the nuclear power plant on an island in the middle of the Susquehanna River. Suddenly an alarm shrieked. Something was going wrong inside the plant. Within minutes human error and technical failure triggered the worst nuclear power accident in the United States and within hours, the eyes of the world were on Three Mile Island. Wilborn Hampton transports the readers to this pivotal moment in American history, telling the hour-by-hour story of covering the nuclear accident as a U.P.I. (United Press International) reporter. His fascinating account will compel readers to consider one of the most serious questions facing humankind: where can we find affordable, sustainable energy and at what risk?
- ISBN10 0763607150
- ISBN13 9780763607159
- Publish Date 3 September 2001
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 27 October 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Walker Books Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 104
- Language English