EDITORIAL INFORMATION

This book traces the history of one of the most powerful nuclear test reactors in the US and the only nuclear facility ever built by NASA. The history of Plum Brook reveals the perils and potentials of that nuclear technology.

(Extracted from the press release).

GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

-Contents.
-Preface.
-Introduction.
-CHAPTER 1 Removing the Farmers.
-CHAPTER 2 Building for a Nuclear Airplane.
-CHAPTER 3 Going Critical with NERVA.
-CHAPTER 4 Experimenting with the Reactor.
-CHAPTER 5 Living with Radiation.
-CHAPTER 6 Halting Nuclear Momentum.
-CHAPTER 7 Restoring the Garden.
-Conclusion - Disappearing in the Night.
-Appendices.

A. A History of Atomic and Nuclear Experimentation.
B. The Fission Process and How a Test Reactor Works.
C. How a Test Reactor is Designed.
D. Other Research Facilities at Plum Brook.
E. Interviews Conducted for this Book.
-About the Author.
-Index.
-NASA History Series.