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Nuclear Implosions By Daniel Pope, Daniel Pope,
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- Nuclear Implosions
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521402530
ISBN-13
9780521402538
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63143833
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Nuclear Implosions : the Rise and Fall of the Washington Public Power Supply System
Publication Year
2008
Subject
Power Resources / Nuclear, United States / 20th Century, Power Resources / General, Industries / Energy
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
19.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2007-050077
Reviews
'Pope's important history might be relied upon to predict dubious prospects for nuclear power anywhere in the country, not just in the northwest.' Bruce Hevly, University of Washington, "Nuclear Implosions is a major achievement. The rise and fall of the Washington Public Power Supply System sheds valuable perspective on the United States of the 1970s and 1980s. Yet the technological, economic, bureaucratic, and administrative dimensions of the story are truly complex. Daniel Pope has mastered those angles splendidly in Nuclear Implosions. He clarifies, and makes intriguing, some very intricate material. More than that, he connects financial, administrative, and legal details to major currents in recent U.S. history. He draws upon the thinking of economists and organizational theorists and political scientists, all the while telling a sophisticated and lucid history. He routinely comes up with the telling anecdote, the ideal case study, and the brief biographical sketch in order to illuminate his broader themes and advance the narrative. In sum, Nuclear Implosions is very artfully written, skillfully researched, and thoughtfully conceptualized. It makes good sense out of a formidable yet crucial topic." -John M. Findlay,University of Washington, Seattle, "This masterful and beautifully written book integrates many different stories: of the disastrous nationwide mistake during the 1960s in overestimating the future demand for electricity; of the 'Greed Decade' of the 1980s; of the extreme difficulty of building consensus on public projects among diverse constituencies--business, labor, and governments at all levels; and, above all, of the perils of nuclear power plants. Daniel Pope's triumph is to fuse all of these topics--each daunting in itself--into a dramatic narrative that turns what appears to be a local story of the Pacific Northwest into a parable of universal significance. As the desperate worldwide quest for 'clean' energy moves policymakers once more toward nuclear power, Pope's meticulously researched account (he leaves no stone unturned) becomes a cautionary tale of both national and international significance." -Tom McCraw, Straus Professor of Business History Emeritus at the Harvard Business School, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for history, Review of the hardback: 'In Nuclear Implosions: The Rise and Fall of the Washington Public Power Supply System, Daniel Pope provides a(n) ... extensive and retrospective analysis of a previous push for the expansion of civil nuclear power in Washington State in the US.' St Antony's International Review, "Professor Pope's superb book tells the important story of how an entire region was seduced by the promise of cheap, abundant electricity from nuclear power plants, only to watch the promise steadily unravel into a morass of mismanagement, bad decisions, and billions of dollars of public debt. The history of the nuclear gamble in the Pacific Northwest is an important story for that region, where electricity ratepayers continue to pay off bonds that were sold for plants that were never built. But it is even more important for the rest of the country. Over the next half century, nuclear energy will be offered up as a seductive path away from the nation's dependence on the fossil fuel energy system. Prof. Pope's book is a warning as to how dangerous that path may be if we fail to heed the mistakes of the past." -John Shurts, General Counsel, Northwest Power and Conservation Council, 'In Nuclear Implosions: The Rise and Fall of the Washington Public Power Supply System, Daniel Pope provides a timely, extensive and retrospective analysis of a previous push for the expansion of civil nuclear power in Washington State in the US.' St Antony's International Review, Review of the hardback: 'In Nuclear Implosions: The Rise and Fall of the Washington Public Power Supply System, Daniel Pope provides a(n) … extensive and retrospective analysis of a previous push for the expansion of civil nuclear power in Washington State in the US.' St Antony's International Review
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
333.793/209797
Table Of Content
1. Background to fiasco; 2. WPPSS steps forward; 3. The next wave; 4. The construction morass; 5. Collapse; 6. Endgame; 7. Running toward an uncertain future.
Synopsis
This book follows a small public agency in Washington State that undertook one of the most ambitious construction projects in the nation in the 1970s: the building of five large nuclear power plants. By 1983, delays and cost overruns, along with slowed growth of electricity demand, led to cancellation of two plants and a construction halt on two others. Moreover, the agency defaulted on $2.25 billion of municipal bonds, leading to a monumental court case that took nearly a decade to resolve fully. Daniel Pope sets this in the context of the postwar boom's ending, the energy shocks of the 1970s, a new restraint in forecasting demand, and shifting patterns of municipal finance. Nuclear Implosions also traces the entangling alliance between civilian nuclear energy and nuclear weapons and recounts a telling example of how the law has become a primary method of resolving disputes in a litigious society., Nuclear Implosions tells the story of a state government agency s failed attempt in the 1970s to build five large nuclear power stations in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Facing huge cost overruns and long construction delays, the agency completed only one plant and found itself unable to repay a $2.25 billion of municipal bonds. These projects reflect the tangled relationships between American nuclear power and nuclear weaponry, the emerging era of limits, and the nation s troubled attempts to resolve conflicts through complex legal cases.", Nuclear Implosions tells the story of a state government agency's failed attempt in the 1970s to build five large nuclear power stations in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Facing huge cost overruns and long construction delays, the agency completed only one plant and found itself unable to repay a $2.25 billion of municipal bonds. These projects reflect the tangled relationships between American nuclear power and nuclear weaponry, the emerging era of limits, and the nation's troubled attempts to resolve conflicts through complex legal cases., In the 1970s, a small public agency in Washington State undertook one of the most ambitious construction projects in the nation: the building of five large nuclear power plants. Fraught with problems, the agency eventually defaulted on $2.25 billion of municipal bonds and highlighted the nation's troubled attempts to resolve conflict through complex legal cases.
LC Classification Number
HD9685.U7 W3456 2008
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