One of Herb York’s many talents was his ability to write clearly with a strong narrative line, despite his training in physics and immersion in technical detail. See, for example, Herb’s book, The Advisors: Oppenheimer, Teller, and the Superbomb (1976). This slim volume tells a cautionary tale about nuclear technology.
FEPC Info Sheet 4/14
by | 2011-04-14 | 9 Comments
Your daily information sheet sheet from our friends at FEPC.
FEPC Info Sheet 4/13
by | 2011-04-13 | 6 Comments
We have some interesting comments on yesterday’s thread about the wonders of the INES. I wonder Fukushima results in a fundamental reform of the scale, with the IAEA taking on a role in vetting how states rank their nuclear disasters. Olli Heinonen thinks so, or at least that is how Pete Spots paraphrases him in …
FEPC Info Sheets 4/11, 4/12
by | 2011-04-12 | 14 Comments
The Japanese government is conducting selective evacuations of areas outside the 20 km evacuation zone and has upgraded the accident to a 7 on the INES scale. Thoughts on those two events, along with your daily information sheet from our friends at FEPC after the jump.
