National Politics and International Technology: Nuclear Reactor Development in Western Europe

activities actors Agence Europe agreement alignments American association Atomic Energy Belgium Britain British Brussels Cadarache CEGB chap chapter civilian commercial Community programs competition concept construction contracts cooling cooperation coordination decision discussions domestic dominant partner DRAGON economic enriched uranium ESSOR established Euratom Treaty Euratom-U.S. Europe's European Communities fast reactor Fessenheim firms five-year foreign France French fuel gas reactors German industry German program Guéron heavy water reactors high temperature reactors initial institutions interest Ispra issues Italian Italy JNRC joint program Karlsruhe light water reactors ment military negotiations nomic Nuclear Energy Nuclear Industry nuclear power nuclear sector Nucleonics officials organic ORGEL project participation pebble-bed percent plans plant plutonium political priority problems proposals prototype proven reactors relations role scientific scientists Siemens significant strategic tech technical THTR tion TNPG transnational United USAEC utilities