The Development of Nuclear Propulsion in the Royal Navy, 1946-1975 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)

This book examines the development of nuclear propulsion in the Royal Navy from the first proposal in 1946 to the start-up of the last core improvement for the first submarine reactor power plant PWR 1 in December 1974. Drawing from unreleased records and archives, the book answers questions around three main themes. Political: what problems were encountered in transferring nuclear knowledge from the USA to the UK in the post-war period, and how much support was there for the development of nuclear propulsion? Military: why was there a requirement to develop nuclear propulsion, and in particular, why submarines? Technical: were the problems associated with nuclear energy fully appreciated, and did the UK have the technical and engineering capability to develop nuclear propulsion? Aside from the political considerations and military motives for developing nuclear propulsion in the Royal Navy, the author focuses on the technical problems that had to be overcome by all participants in the Royal Navy's development of nuclear propulsion, adding significantly to naval historiography. Providing a critical analysis of the political, technological, operational and industrial issues of introducing nuclear propulsion into the Royal Navy, the author situates his research in the context of the evolving Cold War, changing Anglo-American relations, the end of Empire and the relative decline of British power.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World
Release date:	August 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Gareth Michael Jones
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	287
Edition:	1st ed. 2022
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-105128-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > General Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > History of engineering & technology Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > American history > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
LSN:	3-03-105128-9
Barcode:	9783031051289

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