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