Midnight in Chernobyl
By Adam Higginbotham
The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster. Transworld Digital, 2019.
Summary of Midnight in Chernobyl book by Adam Higginbotham
A thoroughly-researched look into the truth behind the Chernobyl disaster, examining everything from the science to the psychology of those responsible—while giving a heartening account of the heroes that limited its impact.
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What do you get from this book? The human story behind the horror of Chernobyl
The radiation from nuclear power plants can be incredibly harmful, as the citizens of two Soviet cities would soon realize
Soviet reactors had flaws that made disasters—and their subsequent political coverups—distinct possibilities
Design flaws and mistakes among management were at the core of the Chernobyl power plant disaster
The reactor’s explosion began a chain of events that threatened devastation on a large scale
Evacuation was delayed in the crucial hours following the accident while the focus was on containing the spread of information
The international coverage of the disaster was almost as distorted as the Soviet myth about the event
Double disaster loomed in the days after the initial blast, with a second explosion prevented by heroic divers
Just as many from the reactor crew began to die, the cleanup team made tangible progress against the meltdown
The last stage of the containment demanded the construction of ‘the sarcophagus’ to entomb the reactor
With the reactor contained, Brukhanov and a defiant Dyatlov were tried before Legasov fought tragically for the truth
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Who should read Midnight in Chernobyl book
- History buffs
- politics enthusiasts
- Sovietologists
- those concerned about nuclear power
- anyone seeking the truth about the tragic tale
About the author of Midnight in Chernobyl
Adam Higginbotham
Adam Higginbotham is a journalist from the UK who has previously worked for The Sunday Telegraph as a US correspondent. He has written articles for The New Yorker, Wired, and GQ on everything from the fentanyl epidemic to rhino horn smuggling.
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