Introduction -- Envisioning a nuclear-powered state -- Between atomic bombs and power plants: sharing organizational responsibilities -- Training nuclear experts: a workforce for the nuclear industry -- "May the atom be a worker, not a soldier!": A new history of soviet reactor design choices -- Chernobyl: from accident to sarcophagus -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: Writing about Chernobyl after Fukushima.
Summary
An examination of how the technical choices, social hierarchies, economic structures, and political dynamics shaped the Soviet nuclear industry leading up to Chernobyl.
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