First published in 1989, Chernobyl: The Long Shadow offers a balanced review of what happened there, why and how it happened, and what the main lessons and implications of the accident are.

1. Alarm Bells Ring 2. Radiation and Health 3. Struggle for Containment 4. Immediate Problems for Humans 5. Under the Shadow - The Radiation Cloud 6. Reactions in Britain 7. What Really Happened - The Russian Report 8. Long - Term Problems and Lessons 9. It Can't Happen Here... 10. Public Confidence in Nuclear Power?