Re: Chernobly Notebook

[js_dukelow@ccmail.pnl.gov (James S Jr Dukelow)]

I remember Medvedev's Chernobyl Notebook as a photocopied English 
translation (of mysterious provenance) of the Novy Mir article.  I also 
remember it as the most interesting thing I have read about the 
accident.  Medvedev had strong opinions about both villains and heroes. 
Unfortunately, I can't elaborate because a colleague borrowed my copy 
and never returned it.  However, Basic Books published a (perhaps 
expanded) version in 1991, _The Truth About Chernobyl_, Grigorii 
Medvedev, ISBN: 0465087760.  They also published in 1993 _No Breathing 
Room: The Aftermath of Chernobyl_, Grigorii Medvedev, ISBN: 0465051146, 
with a less technical description of the accident and more emphasis on 
the human/societal effects of the accident.  The online bookseller 
Amazon (www.amazon.com) shows both books as being out of print and 
suggests that they may be able to find a used copy within 2-6 months.  
If you ask Amazon to search for "Chernobyl Nuclear Accident", it returns 
a list of 52 books.

Best regards.

Jim Dukelow
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Richland, WA
js_dukelow@pnl.gov