Midnight at Chernobyl by Adam HigginbothamMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Other than understanding only the basic rudimentary facts about nuclear power and only knowing that the Chernobyl was a nuclear disaster, I was delighted that this book made both subjects infinitely more understandable and entirely engaging. Not only was Higginbotham able to clearly and succinctly describe how a nuclear power plant works and what went wrong at Chernobyl but he was able to describe the events leading up to the disaster, what happened immediately after, and the long-term implications with gravitas but also with heart-stopping, page-turning, mouth-opening thrill. If you want real-life detective stories, fast-paced political thriller, or even science-fiction wonder this non-fiction work is for you.
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Deprived of information about why such rules might be important, the operators went on with their work as usual, ignorant of the potentially catastrophic consequences of breaching them.
The Soviet nuclear industry, lacking even rudimentary safety practices, had relied upon its operators to behave with robotic precision night after night, despite constant pressure to bead deadlines and "exceed the plan" that made disregard for the letter of the regulations almost inevitable.
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