Re: Request for Historical Information and Sources

[joseph guido <jguido@poky.srv.net>]

IDAUERL@ip3gate.usa.com wrote:
> 
> Under the current regulatory and public environment, the demise of
> nuclear power in the United States seems inevitable (if not already upon
> us).  Because I find the subject so interesting, I am currently putting
> together a paper (perhaps for future publication) titled:
> 
> "Marketing the Atom, Implications for the U.S. Nuclear Industry"
> 
> I am sure that RADSAFE is just the place to ask for help.  I am most
> interested in historical information and sources (primary references)
> including early AEC charter, policies and decisions, etc. Being rather
> young to the field (only 10 years so far and a shiny new MS in HP)  I
> would like to draw on the deep experience of the HP community for this
> work.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> The tentative research problem is summarized below:
> 
> The radioactive atom was discovered barely a century ago.  In that short
> time a large nuclear industry has grown in the U.S. around the major
> peaceful uses of the atom: Nuclear Medicine, Industrial Nuclear Uses,
> and Nuclear Power.  These subindustries actively market products and
> applications for the radioactive atom.  What are the factors that affect
> the success of these marketing strategies?:
> 
> 1.  What were the key events, practices, and organizations that existed
> in the U.S. during the early history of the discovery of the atom, the
> elucidation of radioactivity, the recognition of medical and industrial
> usefulness, and the engineering of the first atomic bomb that have
> affected the way in which atoms were marketed over time?
> 
> 2. When compared and contrasted, do Nuclear Medicine, Industrial
> Nuclear Uses, and Nuclear Power differ in the success (or failure) of
> marketing techniques and the ability of each to withstand poor public
> relations events?
> 
> 3. What role does the perception of 'risk' play  in affecting the outcome of
> marketing strategies for the Nuclear Medicine, Industrial Uses, and
> Nuclear Power?
> 
> 4. What marketing techniques are most likely to be successful for each
> of these subindustries to ensure that they remain viable in a highly
> regulated and competitive environment?
> 
> Thank you for any direction, thoughts, ideas, or sources.
> E-mail me directly if you like (or share your gems with the list!)
> 
> Larry Dauer
> Radiological Engineer
> (914) 736-8413
> idauerl@ip3gate.usa.com

If you can get to Los Alamos National Laboratory, the research library has a good collection of 
AEC documents (dating to the AEC's inception).

joe guido