Chain Reaction: Expert Debate and Public Participation in American Commercial Nuclear Power 1945 - 1975

Brian Balogh

ISBN 10: 052145736X / ISBN 13: 9780521457361

Published by Cambridge University Press 2010-08-18, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chain Reaction: Expert Debate and Public Participation in American Commercial Nuclear Power 1945 - 1975
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press 2010-08-18
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052145736X
• ISBN 13: 9780521457361
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Path-breaking research into the Atomic Energy Commission's internal memorandum files supports this text's explanation of how and why America came to depend so heavily on its experts after World War II and why their authority and political clout declined in the 1970s.

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Brian Balogh traces a chain reaction by examining the case of commercial nuclear power. For those interested solely in their crucial policy area, the book provides a wealth of new information and insights. The author's extensive research is the first independently to probe into the highly classified internal memoranda of the Atomic Energy Commission.