About the Author

David Lochbaum is the head of the Union of Concerned Scientists' Nuclear Safety Project and author of Nuclear Waste Disposal Crisis. He lives in Chattanooga. Edwin Lyman is a senior scientist in the Global Security Program of the Union of Concerned Scientists. He lives in Washington, D.C. Susan Q. Stranahan is the author of "Susquehanna: River of Dreams." She lives in Maine. The Union of Concerned Scientists is the leading science-based nonprofit working for a healthy environment and a safer world.

Reviews

"No one with an interest in the present and future of nuclear power in the United States should miss it."
—Los Angeles Times

"This exacting and chilling record of epic failures in risk assessment, regulation, preparedness, and transparency will stand as a cautionary analysis of the perils of nuclear power the world over."
—Booklist

"A vivid picture emerges of utter confusion in the hours and days after the tsunami."
—Nature

"A riveting and meticulous account of the disaster as it unfolded."
—The Japan Times

"[An] eye-opening exposé…[that] points to the scary fact that America can suffer a Fukushima-type event if critical steps are not taken."
—Publishers Weekly