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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: William BeaverPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Volume: No. 105 Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.478kg ISBN: 9780313272448ISBN 10: 0313272441 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 23 May 1990 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: General/trade Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction Shippingport: The Beginnings Construction, Training, Technology Managing the Technology Operating the Plant: The Light Water Years: 1957-74 Outcomes: The Light Water Years Duquesne Light: Such Great Beginnings The Sternglass Affair Shippingport and the AEC's Reactor Development Policy The Light Water Breeder Reactor Decommissioning Conclusion Selected Bibliography IndexReviewsThe Shippingport, Pa., nuclear power station was officially the first plant to go on-line on May 26, 1958; it was also the first plant to be formally decommissioned. William Beaver summarizes Shippingport's history from its beginnings as part of Eisenhower's plan to put the atom to work for the good of mankind, not its destruction, through its construction, operation, and ultimate closing. Because of its major role in the subsequent course of nuclear power and light water reactor development in the United States and its essentially complete history, Shippingport's story is one worth both telling and reading. -Science, Technology and Society ?The Shippingport, Pa., nuclear power station was officially the first plant to go on-line on May 26, 1958; it was also the first plant to be formally decommissioned. William Beaver summarizes Shippingport's history from its beginnings as part of Eisenhower's plan to put the atom to work for the good of mankind, not its destruction, through its construction, operation, and ultimate closing. Because of its major role in the subsequent course of nuclear power and light water reactor development in the United States and its essentially complete history, Shippingport's story is one worth both telling and reading.?-Science, Technology and Society ?The Shippingport, Pa., nuclear power station was officially the first plant to go on-line on May 26, 1958; it was also the first plant to be formally decommissioned. William Beaver summarizes Shippingport's history from its beginnings as part of Eisenhower's plan to put the atom to work for the good of mankind, not its destruction, through its construction, operation, and ultimate closing. Because of its major role in the subsequent course of nuclear power and light water reactor development in the United States and its essentially complete history, Shippingport's story is one worth both telling and reading.?-Science, Technology and Society Author InformationWILLIAM BEAVER is an Assistant Professor at Robert Morris College in Pennsylvania, where he specializes in technology and organizational behavior. His articles have appeared in a number of journals, including The Historian and History and Technology. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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