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This book analyses the economic history of the nuclear program in
Spain, from its inception in the 1950s to the nuclear moratorium in
the early 1980s, and investigates the economic, financial and
business origins of atomic energy in Spain. The actual dimension of
the Spanish nuclear sector, which exceeded the relative economic
and political clout of the country at the time, reflects the
combination of domestic and foreign interests. Each contribution
inserts the Spanish case within the international development of
nuclear energy, but also shows how the Spanish nuclear program came
about, how it was financed, and who the main architects and
beneficiaries at the industrial, financial, commercial and banking
levels were; all without losing sight of the energy policy aspects
such as energy mix and energy security. The volume provides useful
analysis and sources for a variety of core fields across the social
sciences including economic history of post-war Europe, industrial
and energy policy, international relations and history of
technology.
Transnational perspectives on the relationship between nuclear
energy and society. With the aim of overcoming the disciplinary and
national fragmentation that characterizes much research on nuclear
energy, Engaging the Atom brings together specialists from a
variety of fields to analyze comparative case studies across Europe
and the United States. It explores evolving relationships between
society and the nuclear sector from the origins of civilian nuclear
power until the present, asking why nuclear energy has been more
contentious in some countries than in others and why some countries
have never gone nuclear, or have decided to phase out nuclear,
while their neighbors have committed to the so-called nuclear
renaissance. Contributors examine the challenges facing the nuclear
sector in the context of aging reactor fleets, pressing climate
urgency, and increasing competition from renewable energy sources.
Written by leading academics in their respective disciplines, the
nine chapters of Engaging the Atom place the evolution of nuclear
energy within a broader set of national and international
configurations, including its role within policies and markets.
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