Zimmer the movement that defeated a nuclear power plant / Alyssa S. McClanahan.
| Author/creator | McClanahan, Alyssa S. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2025] |
| Description | xi, 282 pages illustrations, maps 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Physical medium | illustrations |
| Physical medium | maps |
| Contents | "More economical power": CG&E's nuclear power plant -- "Every single dose of radiation carries a finite risk": Protest begins -- "The public has to make the decisions": The city and Zimmer -- "Not another Harrisburg": Three Mile Island -- "The dirtiest plant I've ever seen": Zimmer's whistleblowers -- "It's time to stop bailing the utilities out": Ratepayers against Zimmer -- "It was like a dam breaking": A coalition against Zimmer -- Conclusion: The end of Zimmer |
| Abstract | "In 1969, a combination of utility companies announced they would build a $395 million nuclear power plant in Moscow, Ohio, about thirty miles southeast of Cincinnati. Named after the president of Cincinnati Gas and Electric (CG&E), the William H. Zimmer nuclear power station was expected to provide the Cincinnati metropolitan area with affordable and clean energy, well-paying jobs, and tax revenue. However, as news spread that construction on the Zimmer plant was unsafe as well as over budget, public opinion of the project soured, culminating in a consumer-led campaign that ultimately compelled investors to abandon the nuclear station in 1984. Zimmer: The Movement That Defeated a Nuclear Power Plant traces the story of the activists who worked to secure the plant's cancellation. Influenced by environmentalism, civil rights, and consumer rights, a broad-based coalition of concerned citizens--including parents, educators, local and state officials, whistleblowing construction workers, antinuclear activists, and lawyers--joined together to insist on public input and government accountability. Although the nuclear project was 99 percent complete, pressure from the anti-Zimmer campaign and government regulators along with major financial strain caused CG&E to repurpose the facility as a coal-burning plant. By combining oral histories with government and corporate documentation, Zimmer pieces together a yet-untold narrative about political agency--demonstrating that ordinary, motivated people have the power to shape public health and energy infrastructure." -- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-270) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2025459956 |
| ISBN | 9781985902466 hardcover |
| ISBN | 198590246X hardcover |
| ISBN | ebook |
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