Red atom : Russia's nuclear power program from Stalin to today /

Josephson, Paul R.

Red atom : Russia's nuclear power program from Stalin to today / Paul R. Josephson. - First University of Pittsburgh Press pbk. edition. - Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, (c)2005, 2000. - 1 online resource (x, 352 pages) : illustrations, map. - Pitt series in Russian and East European studies .

Includes bibliographies and index.

The reactor in the garden -- Nuclear breeders : technological determinism -- Nuclear concrete -- Nuclear engines : technology as panacea -- Nuclear chickens : out of the frying pan, into the ionizing radiation -- A stellar promise : the display value of fusion power -- Reactors for the republics -- Nuclear explosions peaceful and otherwise.



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Nuclear energy--History--Former Soviet republics--20th century.
Nuclear industry--History--Former Soviet republics--20th century.
Nuclear energy--History--Russia (Federation)--20th century.
Nuclear industry--History--Russia (Federation)--20th century.
Nuclear weapons--Soviet Union.
Nuclear industry--Soviet Union.
Nuclear industry--Government policy--Soviet Union.
Nuclear physics--Soviet Union.


Electronic Books.

TK9085 / .R433 2005