A review by fo_leyr
Fukushima: The Story of a Nuclear Disaster by Susan Stranahan, David Lochbaum, Edwin Lyman
informative
medium-paced
3.0
While the book was well researched and interesting, it was really focused on the United States more than Fukushima itself and that wasn't really what I expected or wanted. A better title for this book would be "Fukushima: How Can We Make This About America?".
What really ground my gears was that while the book was about Fukushima, the core of the subject explored was how Fukushima Daiichi impacted American Nuclear regulatory frameworks... It wasn't about the people of Fukushima and their experience of the situation or even the Japanese perspective of the situation.
So like I said, I was mislead about the subject really. That being said, it is still an interesting and eye opening read and I would recommend the book...
What really ground my gears was that while the book was about Fukushima, the core of the subject explored was how Fukushima Daiichi impacted American Nuclear regulatory frameworks... It wasn't about the people of Fukushima and their experience of the situation or even the Japanese perspective of the situation.
So like I said, I was mislead about the subject really. That being said, it is still an interesting and eye opening read and I would recommend the book...