Lessons of Chernobyl
The Cultural Causes of the Meltdown
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9823959 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sergei P Kapitza, Sergei Kapitza (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 7 |
| Publication date | 1993-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Foreign Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-7120 • E-ISSN: 2327-7793 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/20045618 |
| OpenAlex | W113564306 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
In the aftermath of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power station disaster, most of the lessons being learned by the scientific community and governments are about the technical, radiological, environmental and medical consequences ofthat tragic event. The vast literature on the subject deals al most exclusively with these technical issues. Although these aspects are signifi cant, broader social and psychological fac tors greatly contributed to the catastrophe. These cultural issues were the fundamental
Development economics · Economics · Geography · Political science · Nuclear and radioactivity studies · Nuclear Issues and Defense · Risk Perception and Management
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2002 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |