原子与灰烬 – Atoms and Ashes by Serhii Plokhy

发生在切尔诺贝利的故事，只会发生在切尔诺贝利吗?

哈佛大学乌克兰史讲席教授沙希利·浦洛基继《切尔诺贝利》之后，再度审视核能源问题，试图从历史上六起标志性的核事故中寻找核灾难的根源。他以细致严谨的调查，分析了六起事故的技术和人为因素；以文学化的笔调，再现了惊心动魄的灾难过程；以史学家的关怀，将事故中的各色人物置于历史情境中予以观照，展现了政府、核工业从业者、媒体和民众在辐射阴云笼罩下的种种情态；更以学者的敏锐，探寻事故之外，真正值得关注的政治、社会与文化因素。

Nuclear energy was embraced across the globe at the height of the nuclear industry in the 1960s and 1970s; today, there are 440 nuclear reactors operating throughout the world, with nuclear power providing ten percent of world electricity. Yet as the world seeks to reduce carbon emissions to combat climate change, the question arises: Just how safe is nuclear energy?

Atoms and Ashes recounts the dramatic history of nuclear accidents that have dogged the industry in its military and civil incarnations since the 1950s. Through the stories of six terrifying major incidents—Bikini Atoll, Kyshtym, Windscale, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima—Cold War expert Serhii Plokhy explores the risks of nuclear power, both for military and peaceful purposes, while offering a vivid account of how individuals and governments make decisions under extraordinary circumstances. Atoms and Ashes provides a crucial perspective on the most dangerous nuclear disasters of the past in order to safeguard our future.