Kärnvapenproblem & kärnkraftsproblem

Tjernobylolyckan den 26 april 1986 berodde inte enbart på konstruktionsfel och enskilda personers agerande. Den var också en konsekvens av ett korrumperat samhällssystem där säkerheten lades åt sidan för andra intressen. I sann sovjetisk anda höll...

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»Hur många gånger apokalypsen än har upprepats i konsten och hur många olika teknologiska varianter av världsundergången som än har prövats är det först nu som vi har blivit varse att livet är betydligt mer fantastiskt.« Svetlana Aleksijevitj Tjer...

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** Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham is out now ** THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'Superb, enthralling and necessarily terrifying . . . every step feels spring-loaded with tension... extraordi...

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What existential threats does humanity face? And how can we secure our future? 'The Precipice is a powerful book . . . Ord's love for humanity and hope for its future is infectious' Spectator 'Ord's analysis of the science is exemplary . . . Thril...

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*WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2018* *WINNER OF THE PUSHKIN HOUSE BOOK PRIZE 2019* 'As moving as it is painstakingly researched. . . a cracking read' Viv Groskop, Observer 'A riveting account of human error and state duplicit...

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I denna bok står vetenskapsmannen och kärnkraftsmotståndaren Hannes Alfvén i centrum. Men det är ingen vanlig biografi, utan det är också en kulturhistorisk skildring av synen på teknik och vetenskap i 1900-talets Sverige. Här tecknas en framtidst...

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Emma Watson's Our Shared Shelf¿book club choice NEW YORK TIMES¿BESTSELLER All they wanted was the chance to shine. Be careful what you wish for? 'The first thing we asked was, "Does this stuff hurt you?" And they said, "No." The company said that ...

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"The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy quickly established itself as a classic when it first appeared in 1981. This edition makes it even better, incorporating as it does new material about the Cold War and up-dating to include subsequent developments...

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Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 'Desperately important and impossible to put down. It is timeless. . . what shines clear from the testimonies is love - love which can make you do the most spectacular things ' Sheena Patel, Observer '- A ne...

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Kärnkraften: destruktiv och riskfylld, men också produktiv och hjälpsam. Så var det på 1970-talet, och så är det idag. Drömmen om ren och stabil atomkraft dök upp redan i det tidiga 1900-talets science fiction-litteratur, och under den västerländs...

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Tjernobylolyckan den 26 april 1986 berodde inte enbart på konstruktionsfel och enskilda personers agerande. Den var också en konsekvens av ett korrumperat samhällssystem. I sann sovjetisk anda hölls katastrofen hemlig - panik och kritik fruktades ...

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CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY SUNDAY TIMES AND HISTORY TODAY'Absolutely stunning. . . a formidable achievement. A six-part historical thriller that is essential reading for both our politicians and the ordinary citizen' Kai BirdBest-selling hist...

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In Atomic Blackmail? Simon Bennett examines the very real possibility of the 'weaponisation' of nuclear facilities during the Russia-Ukraine War. The War is being fought in proximity to nuclear facilities and working nuclear power stations, includ...

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This volume offers a critical historical assessment of the negotiation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and of the origins of the nonproliferation regime. The NPT has been signed by 190 states and was indefinitely ex...

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The future is no more, and eternity has begun. It's 1986 and a nuclear reactor has exploded in Chernobyl. Syvert Løyning returns home from military service to live with his mother and brother on the outskirts of a town in Southern Norway. One nigh...

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Tjernobylolyckan den 26 april 1986 berodde inte enbart på konstruktionsfel och enskilda personers agerande. Den var också en konsekvens av ett korrumperat samhällssystem. I sann sovjetisk anda hölls katastrofen hemlig - panik och kritik fruktades ...

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The future is no more, and eternity has begun. 'Enormously compelling' The Times 'Knausgaard is among the finest writers alive' New York Times It is 1986 and Syvert Løyning has returned from military service to his mother's home in southern Norway...

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How did Andrei Sakharov, a theoretical physicist and the acknowledged father of the Soviet hydrogen bomb, become a human rights activist and the first Russian to win the Nobel Peace Prize? In his later years, Sakharov noted in his diary that he wa...

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A TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR What if Chernobyl was just the beginning? The acclaimed winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize returns to Chernobyl to tell the gripping story of thirty-five days of war On 24 February 2022, the first day of Russia's full...

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Be prepared for the worst case scenario with t this field-tested guide to surviving a nuclear attack, written by a revered civil defense expert. This edition of Cresson H. Kearny's iconic Nuclear War Survival Skills (originally published in 1979 a...

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CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY SUNDAY TIMES AND HISTORY TODAY 'Absolutely stunning. . . a formidable achievement. A six-part historical thriller that is essential reading for both our politicians and the ordinary citizen' Kai Bird Best-selling hi...

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Is the world really coming to an end in 2012? The answer frighteningly is 'maybe', according to the Bible, the I Ching, the Mayans, meteorologists and vulcanologists. Apocalypse 2012 is cheerful sceptic Laurence E Joseph's investigation into the 2...

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Is the world really coming to an end in 2012? The answer frighteningly is 'maybe', according to the Bible, the I Ching, the Mayans, meteorologists and vulcanologists. Apocalypse 2012 is cheerful sceptic Laurence E Joseph's investigation into the 2...

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A Times History Book of the Year 2022From the #1 bestselling historian Max Hastings 'the heart-stopping story of the missile crisis' Daily TelegraphThe 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis was the most perilous event in history, when mankind faced a looming ...

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A superbly written work of narrative non-fiction by an exciting new talent, The Anti-Catastrophe League is a brilliant study of the people and their teams who are trying to save the world. Our species has a unique genius for self-imperilment. The ...

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This part gives metabolic data for 30 further elements, including Annual Limits on Intakes (ALI's) for their isotopes. The data given in this report are intended to be used together with the text and dosimetric models described in ICRP Publication...

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This supplement gives relevant dosimetric data for radionuclides considered in ICRP Publication Number 30, Part 2.

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One of a series of reports recommending Annual Limits for Intakes (ALI's) of radionuclides by workers. The data given in this report is intended to be used in conjunction with text and dosimetric models described in Part 1 of the ICRP Publication 30.

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One of a series of reports recommending Annual Limits for Intakes (ALI's) of radionuclides by workers. Includes ICRP Progress Report on the Preparation of the New Recommendations.

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