Controlling The Atom The Beginnings Of Nuclear Regulation 1946 1962

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Download or read book Controlling the Atom. The Beginnings of Nuclear Regulation 1946--1962 written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : George T. Mazuzan
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520051829
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Controlling the Atom written by George T. Mazuzan and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : J. Samuel Walker
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Total Pages : 72 pages
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Download or read book A Short History of Nuclear Regulation, 1946-1990 written by J. Samuel Walker and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : J. Samuel Walker
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781497383296
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book A Short History of Nuclear Regulation, 1946-2009 written by J. Samuel Walker and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This short history of nuclear regulation provides a brief over-view of the most significant events in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's past. Space limitations prevent discussion of all the important occurrences, and even the subjects that are included cannot be covered in full detail. The first chapter of this account is taken from George T. Mazuzan and J. Samuel Walker, Controlling the Atom: The Beginnings of Nuclear Regulation, 1946-1962 (University of California Press, Berkeley, CA, 1984). The second chapter is largely based on J. Samuel Walker, Containing the Atom: Nuclear Regulation in a Changing Environment, 1963-1971 (University of California Press, Berkeley, CA, 1992). The third chapter is adopted in significant part from J. Samuel Walker, Three Mile Island: A Nuclear Crisis in Historical Perspective (University of California Press, Berkeley, CA, 2004). The findings and conclusions on events that occurred after 1979 should be regarded as preliminary and tentative; they are not based on extensive research in primary sources.

Author : J. Samuel Walker
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0756709296
Total Pages : 83 pages
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Download or read book Short History of Nuclear Regulation, 1946-1999 written by J. Samuel Walker and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2001-04 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This short history of nuclear regulation provides a brief overview of the most significant events in the history of the NRC. 1st chapter: Controlling the Atom: The Beginnings of Nuclear Regulation, 1946-1962. 2nd chapter: Containing the Atom: Nuclear Regulation in a Changing Environment, 1963-1971. Includes the NRC and the 1979 accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Harrisburg, PA. Also discusses new issues and new approaches. This overview will help to explain how the past has shaped the present and to illuminate the considerations that have influenced regulatory decisions and procedures over the years. Illustrated.

Author : J. Samuel Walker
Publisher : U.S. Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 : 9780160590245
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Short History of Nuclear Regulation, 1946-1999 written by J. Samuel Walker and published by U.S. Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2000 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This short history of nuclear regulation provides a brief overview of the most significant events in the history of the NRC. 1st chapter: Controlling the Atom: The Beginnings of Nuclear Regulation, 1946-1962. 2nd chapter: Containing the Atom: Nuclear Regulation in a Changing Environment, 1963-1971. Includes the NRC and the 1979 accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Harrisburg, PA. Also discusses new issues and new approaches. This overview will help to explain how the past has shaped the present and to illuminate the considerations that have influenced regulatory decisions and procedures over the years. Illustrated.

Author : J. Samuel Walker
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520079137
Total Pages : 548 pages
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Download or read book Containing the Atom written by J. Samuel Walker and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The late 1960s saw an extraordinary growth in the American nuclear industry: dozens of plants of unprecedented size were ordered throughout the country. Yet at the same time, public concern about the natural environment and suspicion of both government and industry increased dramatically. Containing the Atom is the first scholarly history of nuclear power regulation during those tumultuous years. J. Samuel Walker focuses on the activities of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, the agency entrusted with the primary responsibility for the safety of nuclear power, and shows that from the beginning the AEC faced a paradox: it was charged with both promoting and controlling the nuclear power industry. Out of this paradox grew severe tensions, which Walker discusses in detail. His balanced evaluation of the issues and the positions taken by the AEC and others makes this study an invaluable resource for all those interested in the continuing controversies that surround nuclear energy. The late 1960s saw an extraordinary growth in the American nuclear industry: dozens of plants of unprecedented size were ordered throughout the country. Yet at the same time, public concern about the natural environment and suspicion of both government and industry increased dramatically. Containing the Atom is the first scholarly history of nuclear power regulation during those tumultuous years. J. Samuel Walker focuses on the activities of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, the agency entrusted with the primary responsibility for the safety of nuclear power, and shows that from the beginning the AEC faced a paradox: it was charged with both promoting and controlling the nuclear power industry. Out of this paradox grew severe tensions, which Walker discusses in detail. His balanced evaluation of the issues and the positions taken by the AEC and others makes this study an invaluable resource for all those interested in the continuing controversies that surround nuclear energy.

Author : David P. O'very
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429723407
Total Pages : 412 pages
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Download or read book Controlling The Atom In The 21st Century written by David P. O'very and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-20 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five decades after the first splitting of the atom, the military and civilian applications of nuclear energy have reached a critical juncture, providing an unprecedented opportunity to reexamine both the national and international mechanisms for controlling nuclear energy. The disintegration of the Soviet Union has eliminated the need to maintain a

Author : Manasi Karkare
Publisher : I. K. International Pvt Ltd
ISBN 13 : 8189866990
Total Pages : 248 pages
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Download or read book Nanotechnology written by Manasi Karkare and published by I. K. International Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2013-12-30 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Potential of Nanotechnology is immense and encompasses virtually every field of life. Technologists and researchers all across the globe have realized this and call it the Technology of the Future. The book is intended to develop interest amongst students of all branches of Engineering and incumbent researchers so that they get to know fundamentals of the subject. The books deals with all the aspects of nanotechnology and its fundamentals and applications, i.e. Nanotechnology, tools and techniques, nanomaterials, nanocomputers, nanocomposites, risks related with the use of nanotechnology and its relation with the environment. Applications of nanotechnology in textiles, solar power, electronics, space explorations and in communication find a reasonable place in the book.

Author : Martin V. Melosi
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131550975X
Total Pages : 576 pages
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Download or read book Atomic Age America written by Martin V. Melosi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Atomic Age America looks at the broad influence of atomic energy¿focusing particularly on nuclear weapons and nuclear power¿on the lives of Americans within a world context. The text examines the social, political, diplomatic, environmental, and technical impacts of atomic energy on the 20th and 21st centuries, with a look back to the origins of atomic theory.