The Prometheus Crisis
The Prometheus Crisis by Thomas N. Scortia, published by Pan Books in 1977, is a reprint edition comprising 318 pages. This fiction work centers on Project Prometheus, a monumental nuclear power station in northern California that is on the verge of activation. As the President prepares to announce the project’s success, an unforeseen human error within the reactor’s core sets off a catastrophic chain of events, leading to an irreversible nuclear disaster.
Readers will find a narrative that explores the complexities and dangers associated with nuclear energy and human oversight. The story delves into the critical moments leading up to the activation of the power station and the dire consequences that follow. Through its depiction of high-stakes scenarios, the book addresses themes related to technology, risk, and the fragility of human control over powerful forces. This edition offers an engaging look at a pivotal moment in energy history, framed within the context of fiction.
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In northern California, Project Prometheus, a five-billion-dollar nuclear power station, the largest in the world, has reached the final critical stages of thermal equilibrium. Momentarily, the President of the United States is going to announce to the nation that Prometheus has been activated and that this country has the solution to the energy crisis within its grasp. But deep within the reactor’s central core, the factor of human error sparks that one chance in 300,000,000: Prometheus unleashes a hideous nuclear holocaust that no one can reverse.
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