Producing Power : The Pre-Chernobyl History of the Soviet Nuclear Industry /

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An examination of how the technical choices, social hierarchies, economic structures, and political dynamics shaped the Soviet nuclear industry leading up to Chernobyl.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schmid, Sonja D., 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Kerntechnische Industrie
Nuclear power plants.
Nuclear industry.
Nuclear engineering.
Nuclear energy > Research.
HISTORY > Europe > Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Énergie nucleaire > Recherche > URSS > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Industrie nucleaire > URSS > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Genie nucleaire > URSS > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Nuclear Engineering.
Engineering & Applied Sciences.
Mechanical Engineering.
Nuclear energy > Research > Soviet Union > History > 20th century.
Nuclear power plants > Soviet Union > History > 20th century.
Nuclear industry > Soviet Union > History > 20th century.
Nuclear engineering > Soviet Union > History > 20th century.
Sowjetunion
Soviet Union.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Envisioning a nuclear-powered state
  • Between atomic bombs and power plants: sharing organizational responsibilities
  • Training nuclear experts: a workforce for the nuclear industry
  • "May the atom be a worker, not a soldier!": A new history of soviet reactor design choices
  • Chernobyl: from accident to sarcophagus
  • Conclusion
  • Epilogue: Writing about Chernobyl after Fukushima.

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