The Nuclear Power Decisions: British Policies, 1953-78

ISBN-13: 9780367231675 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 364 str.

Roger Williams

Opis

Originally published in 1980. This book discusses the major decisions in the civil nuclear field, and the way they were made. It spans the period between the decision to construct Calder Hall, claimed as the world’s first nuclear power station, and the Windscale Inquiry, claimed as the world's most thorough study of a nuclear project.

Spis treści

Preface Part 1: 1955-64 1. Dramatis Personae 2. Technological Momentum 3. Economic Confusion 4. Political Arguments Part 2: 1964-5 5. 1964: Crisis 6. 1965: Triumph of the AGR Part 3: 1965-74 7. The Quarrel with Coal 8. Industrial Chaos 9. Nadir of the AGR Part 4: 1974-8 10. Return of the AGR 11. The Windscale Decision 12. Conclusions

O autorze

Roger Williams