Atomic Technologies and Nuclear Safety Practices in Spain During the 1960s

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ID21392478
AutoresAna Romero De Pablos (0000-0002-5911-5887, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, autor de correspondencia)
Año2022
Volumen30
Número2
Páginas197-221
Fecha de publicación2022-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaNTM Zeitschrift für Geschichte der Wissenschaften Technik und Medizin (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0036-6978 • E-ISSN: 1420-9144
EditorialSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s00048-022-00335-w
PMID35499559
OpenAlexW4225270142
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas18

The acquisition of a nuclear power reactor from the North American company Westinghouse in 1964 not only brought atomic practices and knowledge to Spain but also introduced new methods of industrial organization and management, as well as regulations created by organizations such as the US Atomic Energy Commission (US AEC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). This article analyzes the history of the knowledge, regulations and experimental practices relating to radiation safety and protection that traveled with this reactor to an industrial space: the Zorita nuclear power plant. Within this space, the appropriation, use, and coproduction of knowledge and practices were conditioned by political, economic, industrial and social factors, and by the engineers, researchers and other professionals who contributed expert knowledge. Material held in the Tecnatom Historical Archive—the engineering company that coordinated construction of the plant—is the main source for this work, which delves into the history of knowledge and atomic technologies and adds to the historiography of radiological protection in Spain

Nuclear engineering · Engineering · Twentieth Century Scientific Developments