Nuclear Implosions
Nuclear Implosions: The Rise and Fall of the Washington Public Power Supply System is a 2008 book by Daniel Pope, a history professor at the University of Oregon, which traces the history of the Washington Public Power Supply System, a public agency which undertook to build five large nuclear power plants, one of the most ambitious U.S. construction projects in the 1970s.
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| Author | Daniel Pope |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Publication date | 2008 |
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| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 978-0-521-40253-8 (hardcover) ISBN 978-0-511-38928-3 (e-book) |
| OCLC | 172979863 |
| 333.793/209797 22 | |
| LC Class | HD9685.U7 W3456 2008 |
By 1983, cost overruns and delays, along with a slowing of electricity demand growth, led to cancellation of two plants and a construction halt on two others. Moreover, the agency defaulted on $2.25 billion of municipal bonds, which is still the largest municipal bond default in U.S. history. The court case that followed took nearly a decade to resolve.[1][2][3]
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edit- ^ Cambridge University Press Nuclear Implosions: The Rise and Fall of the Washington Public Power Supply System Retrieved 2008-11-11
- ^ "Review of 'Nuclear implosions; the rise and fall of the Washington Public Power Supply System'". SciTech Book News. June 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ Pope, Daniel (31 July 2008). "A Northwest distaste for nuclear power". Seattle Times. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
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