Author: Allen D. Rooke
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Category : Cratering
Languages : en
Pages : 138
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Emplacement and Firing of High-explosive Charges and Crater Measurements
Author: Allen D. Rooke
Publisher:
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Category : Cratering
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cratering
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Achieving Flat Slopes by Nonnuclear Dressing of Nuclear Explosive Craters
Author: Charles W. Gulick (Jr)
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Category : Nuclear excavation
Languages : en
Pages : 106
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Publisher:
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Category : Nuclear excavation
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Project Plowshare
Author: Scott Kaufman
Publisher: 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.
Publisher: 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.
Bibliographical Series
Author: International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1036
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1036
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Proceedings
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Category : Environmental health
Languages : en
Pages : 400
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Category : Environmental health
Languages : en
Pages : 400
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Plowshare
Author: Carl R. Gerber
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Category : Nuclear energy
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Nuclear energy
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
TID.
Author:
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Category : Energy development
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
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Category : Energy development
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Explosions
Author:
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Category : Blast effect
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Blast effect
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents
Author:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1732
Book Description
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1732
Book Description
Peaceful Uses for Nuclear Explosives
Author:
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Category : Nuclear energy
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
One hundred nine annotated and subject-arranged references are presented to reports and published literature concerning excavation, natural resources development and scientific applications. Author and report number availability indexes are included.
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Category : Nuclear energy
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
One hundred nine annotated and subject-arranged references are presented to reports and published literature concerning excavation, natural resources development and scientific applications. Author and report number availability indexes are included.