The history of the Soviet atomic industry /

Kruglov, Arkadii K

The history of the Soviet atomic industry / Arkadiĭ Kruglov ; translated from the Russian edition by Andrei Lokhov. - London ; New York : Taylor & Francis, 2002 - vi, 282 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-272) and index.

Prewar period (1918-1941) -- War period (1941-1945) -- Infancy of nuclear weapons creation in the USSR -- First production reactor A -- First radiochemical plant B -- First plant for producing nuclear charges (Plant V) -- Concluding phase of the first plutonium bomb project. Semipalatinsk test site -- Experimental and full-scale enriched ²³⁵U production -- First Soviet heavy-water nuclear reactors -- Natural uranium resources for the nuclear program -- First plant for producing items of uranium metal and other materials for atomic industry -- Nuclear and radiation safety.

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USSR--nuclear weapons--historical presentation
USSR--nuclear weapons--production