Synopses & Reviews
This book traces the history of the nuclear power industry in the United States from the 1950s when electricity from nuclear power was expected to be "too cheap to meter," to the 1990s when the nuclear power industry lies in shambles and the landscape is dotted with the billion dollar carcasses of unfinished or inoperable nuclear power plants.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-215) and index.
About the Author
KENNETH F. McCALLION is a partner in the law firm of Goodkind, Labaton, Rudoff &Sucharow in New York City.
Table of Contents
Preface
Prologue
LILCO Joins the Nuclear Club
Opposition to Shoreham Mounts Following Accident at Three Mile Island
Silencing the Messenger of Bad News: The Breakdown of the Emergency Diesel Generators
The Investigation Begins
LILCO Goes to the PSC for Financing from the Consumers and Ratepayers
Shoreham Safety Studies: The Whistleblowers
LILCO Ignores Its Own Diesel Experts
To Kill the Messenger: LILCO's Treatment of Luke Lilly
The RICO Case Moves toward Trial
The Trial
From Verdict to Appeal
Missed Opportunities: The LIPA Saga
Nuclear Power and the Future
Bibliography
Index