TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1984//
TI  - Emergencies and Rationality: The Case of Three Mile Island
JO  - International journal of mass emergencies and disasters
A1  - Shelton, RE
SP  - 41
EP  - 60
VL  - 2
IS  - 1
N2  - The accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is analyzed from the perspective of rationality theory. Contrary to the popular view that operator errors are inexplicable, the concept of practical rationality reveals the subjective meaning of the operators' actions. It is argued that rationality is a valuable notion for the practical management of emergencies and man-made disasters, and that rationality is an essential element in the development of a sociology of disasters.<p />
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SN  - 0280-7270
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -