Engaging the Atom: The History of Nuclear Energy and Society in Europe from the 1950s to the Present

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Arne Kaijser Markku Lehtonen

Engaging the Atom

The History of Nuclear Energy and Society in Europe from the 1950s to the Present

Arne Kaijser, Markku Lehtonen, Jan-Henrik Meyer , Mar Rubio-Varas

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English

West Virginia University Press
30 December 2021

European history; Science: general issues; Physics; Nuclear issues; Social impact of environmental issues

Series: Energy and Society

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.

Edited by: Arne Kaijser, Markku Lehtonen, Jan-Henrik Meyer, Mar Rubio-Varas
Imprint: West Virginia University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 651g
ISBN: 9781952271311
ISBN 10: 1952271312
Series: Energy and Society
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 30 December 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Arne Kaijser is professor emeritus of history of technology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. Markku Lehtonen is Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellow at the University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona. Jan-Henrik Meyer is an associate professor at the Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen. Mar Rubio-Varas is professor of economic history at the Universidad Publica de Navarra.

Reviews for Engaging the Atom: The History of Nuclear Energy and Society in Europe from the 1950s to the Present

This well-researched, clearly structured, and soundly argued book is a long-overdue historical reflection on the development of nuclear power and its interactions with civil society. Maria Rosaria Di Nucci, Freie Universita t Berlin