Meltdown: A Race Against Time at Three Mile Island
No. of pages 104
Published: 2001
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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?
There are 104 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Walker Books Ltd .
Wilborn Hampton is an editor and writer for the "New York Times" and the award-winning author of "Kennedy Assassinated!, Meltdown, " and "September 11, 2001. " He lives in New York City.