Hostages of Each Other: The Transformation of Nuclear Safety since Three Mile Island

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Joseph V. Rees

Hostages of Each Other

The Transformation of Nuclear Safety since Three Mile Island

Joseph V. Rees

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English

University of Chicago Press
15 June 1996

Nuclear power industries; Occupational & industrial health & safety; Nuclear issues

Rees offers the first in-depth account of the extraordinary transformation in the safety standards, operations, and management of the nation's nuclear facilities spurred by the accident at Three Mile Island. Detailing the surprising success of self-regulation within the nuclear industry, his book reveals the possibilities for effective communitarian action.

By: Joseph V. Rees
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 23mm, Width: 15mm, Spine: 1mm
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9780226706887
ISBN 10: 0226706885
Pages: 245
Publication Date: 15 June 1996
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Hostages of Each Other: The Transformation of Nuclear Safety since Three Mile Island

From the reviews: <p> The central theme of the book is multivariate data visualization. The focus is on interactive and dynamic graphics a ] . The target audience of the book is (advanced) undergraduate and graduate students, but also industrial statisticians, engineers, bioinformaticists, and computer scientists. a ] Each chapter ends with some exercises. The chapters are well written and structured, and the examples are well documented. a ] A reader with a decent knowledge of multivariate statistics a ] will be happy with this book. (Ruud H. Koning, Kwantitatieve Methoden, 2008R14)