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Producing power : the pre-Chernobyl history of the Soviet nuclear industry / Sonja D. Schmid.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Schmid, Sonja D., 1970- author.
Series:
Inside technology
Inside technology series
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Nuclear engineering--Soviet Union--History--20th century.
Nuclear engineering.
Nuclear industry--Soviet Union--History--20th century.
Nuclear industry.
Nuclear power plants--Soviet Union--History--20th century.
Nuclear power plants.
Nuclear energy--Research--Soviet Union--History--20th century.
Nuclear energy.
Nuclear energy--Research.
History.
Soviet Union.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxxi, 362 pages) : illustrations.
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2015]
System Details:
text file
Summary:
An examination of how the technical choices, social hierarchies, economic structures, and political dynamics shaped the Soviet nuclear industry leading up to Chernobyl.
Contents:
1 Envisioning a Nuclear-Powered State 17
2 Between Atomic Bombs and Power Plants: Sharing Organizational Responsibilities 41
3 Training Nuclear Experts: A Workforce for the Nuclear Industry 67
4 "May the Atom Be a Worker, Not a Soldier!": A New History of Soviet Reactor Design Choices 97
5 Chernobyl: From Accident to Sarcophagus 127
6 Conclusion 161.
Notes:
OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
ISBN:
9780262321792
0262321793
9780262321808
0262321807
OCLC:
904249268
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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