How Long to Read Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima

How Long Does it Take to Read Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima?

It takes the average reader 2 hours to read Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima by Thomas Filburn

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book examines the three most well-known and socially important nuclear accidents. Each of these accidents had significant, yet dramatically different, human and environmental impacts. Unique factors helped shape the overall pattern and scale of each disaster, but a major contributing factor was the different designs used for each reactor. Fukushima was a boiling water reactor (BWR), Chernobyl was a graphite moderated boiling water reactor, and TMI was a pressurized water reactor (PWR). This book traces the history of nuclear power and the development of each reactor type. We examine how GE’s work with a sodium cooled design did not fare well with the US Navy, and led GE to promulgate the BWR design. We explore the Russian atomic bomb program, its use of graphite moderated reactors, and their design modifications to create power production units. We trace the developments in the US that led the US Navy to select the PWR design, and caused the PWR to be used for nearly 2/3 of all US commercial reactors. In sum, the book uses the three major nuclear accidents as a lens to trace the technological history of nuclear energy production and to link these developments with long-term societal and environmental consequences. The book is intended for readers with an interest in nuclear power and nuclear disasters. The detailed and compelling account will appeal to both the expert and the interested lay-person.

How long is Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima?

Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima by Thomas Filburn is 120 pages long, and a total of 30,000 words.

This makes it 40% the length of the average book. It also has 37% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 43 minutes to read Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima aloud.

What Reading Level is Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima?

Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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