Author: U.S. Atomic Energy CommissionPublisher:
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Category : Nuclear energy
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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Plowshare Program During ...
Author: U.S. Atomic Energy CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nuclear energy
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Project Plowshare
Author: Scott KaufmanPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 0801465397
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
Inspired by President Dwight D. Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" speech, scientists at the Atomic Energy Commission and the University of California's Radiation Laboratory began in 1957 a program they called Plowshare. Joined by like-minded government officials, scientists, and business leaders, champions of "peaceful nuclear explosions" maintained that they could create new elements and isotopes for general use, build storage facilities for water or fuel, mine ores, increase oil and natural gas production, generate heat for power production, and construct roads, harbors, and canals. By harnessing the power of the atom for nonmilitary purposes, Plowshare backers expected to protect American security, defend U.S. legitimacy and prestige, and ensure access to energy resources. Scott Kaufman’s extensive research in nearly two dozen archives in three nations shows how science, politics, and environmentalism converged to shape the lasting conflict over the use of nuclear technology. Indeed, despite technological and strategic promise, Plowshare’s early champions soon found themselves facing a vocal and powerful coalition of federal and state officials, scientists, industrialists, environmentalists, and average citizens. Skeptical politicians, domestic and international pressure to stop nuclear testing, and a lack of government funding severely restricted the program. By the mid-1970s, Plowshare was, in the words of one government official, "dead as a doornail." However, the thought of using the atom for peaceful purposes remains alive.
Plowshare
Author: Carl R. GerberPublisher:
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Category : Nuclear energy
Languages : en
Pages : 118
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Peaceful Applications of Nuclear Explosives -- Plowshare
Author: United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic EnergyPublisher:
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Category : Nuclear explosions
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
Includes scientific articles and papers, p. 55-606.
Public Works Appropriations for 1964
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on AppropriationsPublisher:
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Category : Public works
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Public Works Appropriations for 1964
Author: United States. Congress. House. AppropriationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 442
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Annual Report to Congress of the Atomic Energy Commission
Author: U.S. Atomic Energy CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nuclear energy
Languages : en
Pages : 1074
Book Description
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Author: United States. Superintendent of DocumentsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1320
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Underground Uses of Nuclear Energy
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Air and Water PollutionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Radioecology
Languages : en
Pages : 1298
Book Description
Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee on Public Works
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public WorksPublisher:
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Category : Legislative hearings
Languages : en
Pages : 1826
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