I just finished reading, upon recommendation from Rick Klau, a techno-thriller called Daemon.
Wow. Scary wow. Not Amityville Horror scary or The Shining scary, but Andromeda Strain scary, or Rainbow Six scary – enough “reality” to make you believe that, though the whole story’s an unlikely one, parts of something like this could happen.
[much later: see Daemon – Read It Now]
Try this one – free online or there’s a paperback version: http://RadDecision.blogspot.com.
It’s a realistic look at nuclear power from someone who works at a power plant.