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Author : George T. Mazuzan
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520051829
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (518 download)
Download or read book Controlling the Atom written by George T. Mazuzan and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Atomic Industrial Forum
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (56 download)
Download or read book Uranium and the Atom Industry written by Atomic Industrial Forum and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Philip L. Cantelon
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 9780812213546
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (135 download)
Download or read book The American Atom written by Philip L. Cantelon and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For this edition (first in 1984), the editors have updated the collection of primary documents which tell the story of atomic energy in the US from the discovery of fission through the development of nuclear weapons, international proliferation, and attempts at control. The book also includes a new chapter, reflects on Chernoyl, Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : J. Samuel Walker
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520079137
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (791 download)
Download or read book Containing the Atom written by J. Samuel Walker and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The late 1960s saw an extraordinary growth in the American nuclear industry: dozens of plants of unprecedented size were ordered throughout the country. Yet at the same time, public concern about the natural environment and suspicion of both government and industry increased dramatically. Containing the Atom is the first scholarly history of nuclear power regulation during those tumultuous years. J. Samuel Walker focuses on the activities of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, the agency entrusted with the primary responsibility for the safety of nuclear power, and shows that from the beginning the AEC faced a paradox: it was charged with both promoting and controlling the nuclear power industry. Out of this paradox grew severe tensions, which Walker discusses in detail. His balanced evaluation of the issues and the positions taken by the AEC and others makes this study an invaluable resource for all those interested in the continuing controversies that surround nuclear energy. The late 1960s saw an extraordinary growth in the American nuclear industry: dozens of plants of unprecedented size were ordered throughout the country. Yet at the same time, public concern about the natural environment and suspicion of both government and industry increased dramatically. Containing the Atom is the first scholarly history of nuclear power regulation during those tumultuous years. J. Samuel Walker focuses on the activities of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, the agency entrusted with the primary responsibility for the safety of nuclear power, and shows that from the beginning the AEC faced a paradox: it was charged with both promoting and controlling the nuclear power industry. Out of this paradox grew severe tensions, which Walker discusses in detail. His balanced evaluation of the issues and the positions taken by the AEC and others makes this study an invaluable resource for all those interested in the continuing controversies that surround nuclear energy.
Author : Sonja D. Schmid
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262538806
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)
Download or read book Producing Power written by Sonja D. Schmid and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2015-02-06 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of how the technical choices, social hierarchies, economic structures, and political dynamics shaped the Soviet nuclear industry leading up to Chernobyl. The Chernobyl disaster has been variously ascribed to human error, reactor design flaws, and industry mismanagement. Six former Chernobyl employees were convicted of criminal negligence; they defended themselves by pointing to reactor design issues. Other observers blamed the Soviet style of ideologically driven economic and industrial management. In Producing Power, Sonja Schmid draws on interviews with veterans of the Soviet nuclear industry and extensive research in Russian archives as she examines these alternate accounts. Rather than pursue one “definitive” explanation, she investigates how each of these narratives makes sense in its own way and demonstrates that each implies adherence to a particular set of ideas—about high-risk technologies, human-machine interactions, organizational methods for ensuring safety and productivity, and even about the legitimacy of the Soviet state. She also shows how these attitudes shaped, and were shaped by, the Soviet nuclear industry from its very beginnings. Schmid explains that Soviet experts established nuclear power as a driving force of social, not just technical, progress. She examines the Soviet nuclear industry's dual origins in weapons and electrification programs, and she traces the emergence of nuclear power experts as a professional community. Schmid also fundamentally reassesses the design choices for nuclear power reactors in the shadow of the Cold War's arms race. Schmid's account helps us understand how and why a complex sociotechnical system broke down. Chernobyl, while unique and specific to the Soviet experience, can also provide valuable lessons for contemporary nuclear projects.
Author : U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Understanding the Atom written by U.S. Atomic Energy Commission and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (44 download)
Download or read book The Industrial Arts Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Understanding the Atom written by U.S. Atomic Energy Commission and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J. Louis DONNELLY
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (119 download)
Download or read book Industry and Th Atom written by J. Louis DONNELLY and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1002 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Industrial World written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 1002 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mary Goldring
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 1483223817
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (832 download)
Download or read book Economics of Atomic Energy written by Mary Goldring and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economics of Atomic Energy covers the historical developments and major trends in atomic energy and its utilization. This book is organized into three parts encompassing 10 chapters that emphasize the economic aspect of nuclear power. The first part provides an overview of the status of atomic industry, from uranium supply to production and uses of fissile materials. This part looks into the accurate measurement of the national incomes that have pressed ahead with atomic development and how much of the national resources have diverted to atomic research. The second part deals first with the increasing demand for cheaper energy, followed by the assessment of factors affecting the costs of nuclear reactor. The third part discusses Britain's atomic investment on research. This part also considers the other countries' atomic industry methods, including U.S.A., France, and Germany. This book will be of value to nuclear physicists, economists, and policy makers.
Author : Gordon E. Dean
Publisher : New York : Knopf
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (42 download)
Download or read book Report on the Atom written by Gordon E. Dean and published by New York : Knopf. This book was released on 1953 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Byrne
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000677095
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Governing the Atom written by John Byrne and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-02-21 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Promoted as a form of limitless, low-cost energy without the polluting effects of Its fossil fuel counterparts, nuclear power has enjoyed unparalleled support in several countries. Despite the development of an extensive set of policy and institutional mechanisms to foster its use. nuclear technology has been troubled by a wide range of problems and continues to pose risks many believe are far greater than society should accept. The legacy of failure ranges from catastrophic accidents like that at Chernobyl to the declaration of bankruptcy by the Washington Public Power Supply System. Governing the Atom explores why support for the technology remains substantial. The first part of this volume examines the social institutions that have accompanied the development of nuclear power. The second part details the numerous accommodations which have been required of society, beginning with the technology’s Impact on communities and geographic regions particularly affected by mining and milling. The technology’s inherent tendency towards "normal accidents” and the conflict between expert and public opinion on the dangers involved is examined, as are the on-going problems of waste disposal and decommissioning. The volume concludes with an examination of nuclear power developments in France, Germany. Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Eastern Europe, Korea, and Japan. The volume provides a needed vehicle for the timely consultation and dissemination of current research on important energy policy issues. Governing the Atom provides insightful commentary regarding the initiation and development of nuclear technology. It will be of interest to policymakers, energy and environmental experts, sociologists and historians of technology, and all those interested in the problem of democracy in a technological society.
Author : Edwin L. Zebroski
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (254 download)
Download or read book Atomic Energy - the New Industrial Frontier written by Edwin L. Zebroski and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jacob Darwin Hamblin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019752690X
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (975 download)
Download or read book The Wretched Atom written by Jacob Darwin Hamblin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The have-nots -- A thousand years into one -- Forgetting the bad dreams of the past -- Colored and white atoms -- Turf wars and green revolutions -- Water, blood, and the nuclear club -- Nuclear mosques and monuments -- The era of distrust -- Conclusion: The cornucopian illusion.
Author : United States. Congress
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1454 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 1454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Author : Susanne Bauer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000578011
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Tracing the Atom written by Susanne Bauer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-04-03 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about nuclear legacies in Russia and Central Asia, focusing on selected sites of the Soviet atomic program, many of which have remained understudied. Nuclear operations, for energy or military purposes, demanded a vast infrastructure of production and supply chains that have transformed entire regions. In following the material traces of the atomic programs, contributors pay particular attention to memory practices and memorialization concerning nuclear legacies. Tracing the Atom foregrounds historical and contemporary engagements with nuclear politics: how have institutions and governments responded to the legacies of the atomic era? How do communities and artists articulate concerns over radioactive matters? What was the role of radiation expertise in a broader Soviet and international context of the Cold War? Examining nuclear legacies together with past atomic futures and post-Soviet memorialization and nuclear heritage shines light on how modes of knowing intersect with livelihoods, compensation policies, and historiography. Bringing together a range of disciplines – history, science and technology studies, social anthropology, literary studies, and art history – this volume offers insights that broaden our understanding of twentieth-century atomic programs and their long aftermaths.
