The History of Science Unit, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, organizes the
International Workshop
“Going Critical: 70 Years of Nuclear Energy,” Nov. 5-6 2012
Nov. 5
Chair: Daniele Cozzoli, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
15:00-15:45
Albert Presas i Puig, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
A Comparative Study of European Nuclear Energy Programs
15:45-16:30
Paul Josephson, Colby College,
Nuclear Energy in URSS
16:30-16:45 Coffee break
Chair: Silvia De Bianchi, TU Dortmund
16:45-17:30
Mar Rubio Varas & Joseba de la Torre, Universidad Pública de Navarra
Nuclear Energy in Spain
17:30-18:15
Karl-Erik Michelsen, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Helsinki
Nuclear energy in Finland
18:15-19:00
Mauro Elli, State University of Milan
Italy Goes Nuclear: the Experience of Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi (ENI) in the Establishment of a National Atomic Industry
19:00-19:45
Carola Sachse, Universität Wien
Presentation of the Book Sachse, Carola & Silke Fengler (ed.), Kernforschung in Österreich. Wandlungen eines interdisiplinären Forschungsfeldes 1900-1978, Wien: Böhlau 2012.
20:00 Dinner
Nov. 6
Chair: Agustí Nieto Galán, Universitat Autònoma Barcelona
09:00-09:45
Maja Fjæstad, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
Rise and Fall of the ‘Swedish Line’ in Nuclear Engineering
09:45-10:30
Xu Yi-Chong, Griffith University
The Politics of Nuclear Energy in China
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
Lino Camprubí, Universitat Autònoma Barcelona
11:00-11:45
Giorgio Ferrari, Rome
Influence of Manufacturing Process on the Nuclear Fuel Integrity and Reliability: the Italian Experience (1968-1987)
11:45-12:30
Robert Bud, The Science Museum London
Nuclear energy in Great Britain
12:30-13:15
Maria Jesús Santesmases, CSIC Madrid
On Nuclear Energy, Medicine and International Policy: Spain and USA
13:15-15:00 Lunch
Chairman: Albert Presas i Puig, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
15:00-15:45
Angelo Baracca, University of Florence
Nuclear energy in Italy
15:45-16:30
Matthew Adamson, McDaniel College Budapest
History of the French Nuclear Project
16:30-17:00 Coffee break
Chairman:
17:00-17:45
Christian Forstner, Universität Jena
Nuclear energy in Austria
17:45-18:30
Etel Solingen, University of California Irvine
Presentation of the book Solingen, E. (ed.). Sanctions, Statecraft, and Nuclear Proliferation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012.
18:30-19:00
Conclusions
Sponsored by:
Departament of Humanitaties, UPF
International Commission on History of Modern Physics, IUHPS
History of Science Unit, UPF
AGAUR
Information:
albert.presas@upf.edu
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Campus de la Ciutadella
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