Mark D. Bowles

This book covers the history of the two nuclear reactors at the Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio. The reactors supported research for nuclear powered airplanes and rockets, like the NERVA nuclear rocket. This book is an excellent history of the reactors, people and facilities of Plum Brook. The author assumes no prior knowledge of nuclear physics, or how a reactor works. The author does have a few appendices that cover such topics like reactor physics and the history of nuclear science, if you want to learn more. The book is highly readable. A must read for anyone interested in science history or the NERVA/ANP programs. I especially enjoyed how must the author drew from personal interviews with former staff of the station. Great book!… (mehr)