Producing power : the pre-Chernobyl history of the Soviet nuclear industry /

An examination of how the technical choices, social hierarchies, economic structures, and political dynamics shaped the Soviet nuclear industry leading up to Chernobyl.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Schmid, Sonja D., 1970- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2015]
Series:	Inside technology series
Subjects:	Nuclear engineering > Soviet Union > History > 20th century. Nuclear industry > Soviet Union > History > 20th century. Nuclear power plants > Soviet Union > History > 20th century. Nuclear energy > Research > Soviet Union > History > 20th century. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General INFORMATION SCIENCE/Technology & Policy ENVIRONMENT/Energy Electronic books.
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Description
Summary:	An examination of how the technical choices, social hierarchies, economic structures, and political dynamics shaped the Soviet nuclear industry leading up to Chernobyl.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxxi, 362 pages) : illustrations.
ISBN:	9780262321792 0262321793 9780262321808 0262321807
DOI:	10.7551/mitpress/9229.001.0001