Red atom : Russia's nuclear power program from Stalin to today /

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"Red Atom takes a behind-the-scenes look at the history of the Soviet Union's peaceful use of nuclear power. It explores both the projects and the technocratic and political elite who were dedicated to increasing state power through technology. And it describes the political, economic, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Josephson, Paul R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2005, 2000]
Edition:First University of Pittsburgh Press pbk. edition.
Series:Series in Russian and East European studies.
University of Pittsburgh Press Digital Editions
University of Pittsburgh Digital Collections
Subjects:
1900-1999
Nuclear energy > Former Soviet republics > History > 20th century.
Nuclear industry > Former Soviet republics > History > 20th century.
Nuclear energy > Russia (Federation) > History > 20th century.
Nuclear industry > Russia (Federation) > History > 20th century.
Nuclear weapons > Soviet Union.
Nuclear industry > Soviet Union.
Nuclear industry > Government policy > Soviet Union.
Énergie nucléaire > Ex-URSS > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Industrie nucléaire > Ex-URSS > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Énergie nucléaire > Russie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Industrie nucléaire > Russie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Armes nucléaires > URSS.
Industrie nucléaire > URSS.
Industrie nucléaire > Politique gouvernementale > URSS.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
HISTORY > General.
Energie nucléaire.
Politique nucléaire.
Industrie nucléaire.
Histoire.
Nuclear energy.
Nuclear industry.
Nuclear industry > Government policy.
Nuclear weapons.
Politics and government.
Kernenergiepolitik
Nachfolgestaaten
Former Soviet republics > Politics and government.
Russia (Federation) > Politics and government.
Russie.
URSS.
Russia (Federation)
Soviet Union.
Soviet Union > Former Soviet republics.
Sowjetunion
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The reactor in the garden
  • Nuclear breeders : technological determinism
  • Nuclear concrete
  • Nuclear engines : technology as panacea
  • Nuclear chickens : out of the frying pan, into the ionizing radiation
  • A stellar promise : the display value of fusion power
  • Reactors for the republics
  • Nuclear explosions peaceful and otherwise.

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