On May 26, 1958, the Shippingport, Pennsylvania, nuclear power
station ushered in the age of the peaceful atom when it became the
first nuclear power plant to go on-line. Throughout its more than
three decades of operation, Shippingport encountered many of the
crucial problems and issues that still confront nuclear power:
policy formation, the role of government in technological
innovation, technological management, environmental issues, breeder
reactors, and the decommissioning of a nuclear plant. In an
objective and nonprejudiced way, this book provides an accurate
account of the important events in Shippingport's history and the
role that they played in the future course of nuclear power. Unlike
other general treatments of nuclear power, this volume presents a
specific case history of one plant, with the major issues that
influenced nuclear power analyzed in the context of both
Shippingport and the nuclear industry as a whole. It draws on
technical reports filed with the government, Congressional
testimony by project head Hyman Rickover, interviews with
participants in the Shippingport project, and relevant secondary
sources to detail the history of one of the few successful
government attempts to innovate energy technologies following World
War II. The chapters trace the story of Shippingport from its
beginnings, through construction, training, and management, to its
final decommissioning. Other issues and influences, such as the
AEC's reactor development policy and the plant's role in the
adoption of the light water reactor, are also addressed. The book
concludes with a general bibliography. This important new work will
be a valuable resource for courses in the history of technology,
public policy, technology and society, and technological
management. It will also be an important addition to college,
university, and public libraries.
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