Article ID: CBB294515125

Atomic Shocks of the Old: Putting Water at the Center of Nuclear Energy History (January 2022)

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This article argues that the history of nuclear energy can and should be analyzed as a history of water. Taking inspiration from David Edgerton's The Shock of the Old and recent efforts to merge the history of technology with environmental history, here the focus shifts from nuclear reactors to the "conventional" parts of nuclear power plants. This brings to the fore that a range of hydraulic technologies with long prehistories—pumps, pipes, valves, dams, dikes, and so on—have been crucially important for nuclear safety. The "atomic age" is fundamentally a hydraulic age and should be seen in relation to experiences gathered by past hydraulic civilizations.

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Authors & Contributors
Amir, Sulfikar
Armando Gervasoni
Osvaldo Francescon
Franco Pozzati
Ragonese, Peppino
Calzona, Arturo
Concepts
Environmental history
Disasters; catastrophes
Engineering
Water resource management
Water
Natural resource management
Time Periods
21st century
20th century
Medieval
Renaissance
19th century
Early modern
Places
Italy
Japan
United States
Europe
Niagara Falls
Sicily
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