Producing Power: The History of the Soviet Nuclear Industry

Activity Type: 
Lecture
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Presenter: 
Sonja D. Schmid, Department of Science, Technology, and Society, Virginia Tech.
Date: 
Thursday, September 12, 2019 - 16:00
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
229 Barco Law Building, Alcoa Room
Contact Person: 
Sera Passerini
Contact Phone: 
4126487407
Contact Email: 
smp125@pitt.edu

The Chernobyl disaster immediately comes to mind when we think of the Soviet nuclear industry. What about the history of Soviet nuclear power in the four decades prior? This live interview with Sonja Schmid will explore the development of the Soviet nuclear industry from the 1950s to Chernobyl to shed light on its institutional, technological, social, and political development.

This event is a part of the REEES Fall Speaker Series "Nuclear Fallout: Science and Society in Eurasia"

UCIS Unit: 
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Director's Office
European Studies Center
Other Pitt Sponsors: 
Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies
Department of Communications
Department of History
Cultural Studies Program
World History Center
Is Event Already in University Calendar?: 
No