An Analysis of the Influence of Nuclear Reactor Safety Philosophy on the Growth of the Civilian Nuclear Power Industry in the United States

Author

John E. Wimberg

Publication Date

5-28-1965

Abstract

Experience during and after World War II with the atomic and the hydrogen bombs left a definite and intended cloak of secrecy around the concept of atomic power. Words such as “Nagasaki” and “Hiroshima” would cause most people at once to conjure up horrible thoughts of devastation and destruction, and to recall thousands of deaths from blast, thermal, and radiation effects. The tremendous impact from a military use of atomic energy left a vivid impression in the minds of many people. During the early post-war years very few settled their thinking to that concerning untouched potential uses of the power in the atom.

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

Anderson School of Management

First Committee Member

Rudyard Byron Goode

Second Committee Member

Howard Vivian Finston

Third Committee Member

Lothar George Winter

Recommended Citation

Wimberg, John E.. "An Analysis of the Influence of Nuclear Reactor Safety Philosophy on the Growth of the Civilian Nuclear Power Industry in the United States." (1965). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/anderson_etds/84