Reflections on the book by V.Slivyak “From Hiroshima to Fukushima” (Moscow: Eksmo, 2012, 256 pp.)

Abstract

The article tackles the problems of nuclear safety whilst analyzing the book by V.Slivyak “From Hiroshima to Fukushima”. It demonstrates the acuteness of the problem of the nuclear safety assessment in the situation where the real levels of danger are either underestimated or hidden by energy companies or public authorities. It is shown that the book is filling the gap between the undereducated public opinion on this matter and the one-sided expert assessment by the specialists.