International Governance and Development of Nuclear Technologies

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Examines the historical context, present development and possible futures of nuclear technologies around the world. Topics include the origins of the modern nuclear era (1945-present), the nuclear fuel cycle including waste management, nuclear energy for security and modernization, nuclear catastrophes, and new possibilities in nuclear technologies, as well as international policies, national imperatives and local concerns with nuclear development. Students gain a better understanding of the complex political, environmental, cultural and economic values that inform and shape the development and implementation of, as well as resistance to, nuclear technologies.