Controlling the atom : the beginnings of nuclear regulation 1946-1962 / George T. Mazuzan and J. Samuel Walker.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Mazuzan, George T., author.

Walker, J. Samuel, author.

Contributor:

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

U.S. Atomic Energy Commission--History.

U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.

Nuclear energy--Law and legislation--United States--History.

Nuclear energy.

Radioactive substances--Safety regulations--United States--History.

Radioactive substances.

Nuclear energy--Government policy--United States--History.

Nuclear energy--Government policy.

Nuclear energy--Law and legislation.

Radioactive substances--Safety regulations.

United States.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource (approximately 553 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1997.

Summary:

This book traces the early history of nuclear power regulation in the US. It focuses on the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), the federal agency that until 1975 was primarily responsible for planning and carrying out programs to protect public health and safety from the hazards of the civilian use of nuclear energy. It also describes the role of other groups that figured significantly in the development of regulatory policies, including the congressional Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, federal agencies other than the AEC, state governments, the nuclear industry, and scientific organizations. And it considers changes in public perceptions of and attitudes toward atomic energy and the dangers of radiation exposure. The context in which regulatory programs evolved is a rich and complex mixture of political, legislative, legal, technological, scientific, and administrative history. The basic purpose of this book is to provide the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), which inherited responsibility for nuclear safety after Congress disbanded the AEC, and the general public with information on the historical antecedents and background of regulatory issues.

Notes:

Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from title page (NRC, viewed March 8, 2022).

"NUREG-1610."

"Reprint Date: April 1997."

"The University of California Press originally published Controlling the Atom in 1984 and reprinted it in 1986. Once the press ran out of the reprinted stock, however, it decided that it would not reprint the book again. To ensure a sufficient supply for its own needs, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is issuing its own reprint of the book. The content is exactly the same as that of the original version. J. Samuel Walker, April 1997"--Page vi.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-509) and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Mazuzan, George T. Controlling the atom

OCLC:

1065650470