In accessible language and with a you-are-there feel, this book describes the Japanese nuclear disaster of March 2011, explaining the basics of reactor science and technology so readers understand what went wrong at the Fukushima plant. The book goes on to put the nuclear disaster in perspective with Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, the worlds two other major nuclear disasters. Additional chapters take a look at the risks and benefits of nuclear power in comparison with other means of generating electricity and details the choices global citizens will have to make about our energy future...