Published 1981 | Version v1
Book

40 years of nuclear energy in the world

Description

This book is the history of these last 40 years of growth, from the Frederic Joliot patents in 1939 to the most recent connecting-up of the successive units of the French Programme to the network, in the 32 countries now having or shortly to have nuclear electric power. None of the links of the industrial chain are omitted: uranium extraction and refining, enrichment, fuel fabrication, power stations, reprocessing and definitive storage. It is also a history of media awareness and contestation. A series of appendices provides scientific, technical and technological information

Abstract (French)

Ce livre est l'histoire de ces 40 annees de developpement, depuis les brevets de Frederic Joliot (1939) jusqu'aux plus recents couplages au reseau des tranches successives du programme francais, dans les 32 pays disposant aujourd'hui ou prochainement d'electricite d'origine atomique, sans oublier aucun des maillons de la chaine industrielle: extraction et raffinage de l'uranium, enrichissement, fabrication des combustibles, centrales, retraitement et stockage definitif. Histoire aussi de la perception des media et de la contestation. Une serie d'annexes donne des informations scientifiques, techniques ou technologiques

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (French)
40 ans d'energie nucleaire dans le monde

Publishing Information

Publisher
Sofedir.
Imprint Place
Palaiseau, France
Imprint Pagination
391 p.

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
13700691
Subject category
S99: GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS;
Descriptors DEI
BREEDER REACTORS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY POLICY; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; NUCLEAR POWER; PLUTONIUM; PROLIFERATION; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RADIATION DOSES; SAFETY; URANIUM
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDES; ELEMENTS; INDUSTRY; METALS; POWER; REACTORS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS