Book contents
- Atomic Junction
- Atomic Junction
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface: Nuclear Reveries
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction: “No Country has Monopoly of Ability”
- 2 Nuclear Winds: Particles without Boundaries
- 3 Scientific Equity: Physics from the Soviets
- 4 Atomic Reactors: A Fission Facility for Ghana
- 5 Radiation Within: Monitoring Particles in Bodies
- 6 Atomic Lands: Risks on a Nuclear Frontier
- Epilogue: Nuclear Power at the Crossroads
- Notes
- Persons Cited and Consulted
- Works Cited and Consulted
- Index
Preface: Nuclear Reveries
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 September 2019
Book contents
- Atomic Junction
- Atomic Junction
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface: Nuclear Reveries
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction: “No Country has Monopoly of Ability”
- 2 Nuclear Winds: Particles without Boundaries
- 3 Scientific Equity: Physics from the Soviets
- 4 Atomic Reactors: A Fission Facility for Ghana
- 5 Radiation Within: Monitoring Particles in Bodies
- 6 Atomic Lands: Risks on a Nuclear Frontier
- Epilogue: Nuclear Power at the Crossroads
- Notes
- Persons Cited and Consulted
- Works Cited and Consulted
- Index
Summary
The preface reflects on the history of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission from the author’s first knowledge of its existence as a child, to her first visits to the area in 2004 and 2006. It describes the GHARR-1 after her first visit to the reactor building.
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- Atomic JunctionNuclear Power in Africa after Independence, pp. xi - xivPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019