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Licensed To Kill?: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Shoreham Power Plant
Examines the nuclear power plant constructed at Shoreham, New York, and the accumulated miscalculations and mishaps that eventually forced its deconstruction. An intricate study of the groups, policies and regulatory issues involved in a historic legal battle.
184 pages, Hardcover
First published January 29, 1998
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December 25, 2016
Book 12 of Nuclear Studies:
From just the title, I was sure this would be an anti-nuclear book. I was delighted to find, however, that Aron's book is a balanced retelling of the events surrounding the Shoreham plant. The author presents the events in chronological order and presents the views of both the proponents and the opponents of the power plant. I was impressed by her attention to detail, even in such a small book. She covers every conceivable aspect of the blunder from the many hearings and committees to the financial details of LILCO over the twenty-some years that the Shoreham power plant proved controversial. My favorite part of the book was how structured it was. One of her themes was distrust and she advocates for increasing trust between the public and the nuclear industry in order to reach rational opinions of nuclear plants.
The end pages cover her research which is extensive, but I was intrigued by how many interviews she conducted with people either knowledgeable or involved in Shoreham. This is a great reference book for anyone curious about the Shoreham plant or about wasteful spending.
From just the title, I was sure this would be an anti-nuclear book. I was delighted to find, however, that Aron's book is a balanced retelling of the events surrounding the Shoreham plant. The author presents the events in chronological order and presents the views of both the proponents and the opponents of the power plant. I was impressed by her attention to detail, even in such a small book. She covers every conceivable aspect of the blunder from the many hearings and committees to the financial details of LILCO over the twenty-some years that the Shoreham power plant proved controversial. My favorite part of the book was how structured it was. One of her themes was distrust and she advocates for increasing trust between the public and the nuclear industry in order to reach rational opinions of nuclear plants.
The end pages cover her research which is extensive, but I was intrigued by how many interviews she conducted with people either knowledgeable or involved in Shoreham. This is a great reference book for anyone curious about the Shoreham plant or about wasteful spending.
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