Nuclear Power Struggles by William Walker

Nuclear Power Struggles by William Walker

First published in 1983, Nuclear Power Struggles (now with a new preface by the authors) analyses the strains within the nuclear reactor industry and assesses the scale and location of future markets. It looks at the strengths and weaknesses of leading exporters and considers what can be done to avoid a deterioration of trade behaviour.

The book examines the merits of alternative approaches to nuclear trade, from political and strategic standpoints. It highlights policy differences between suppliers, and especially between the USA and Europe, which threaten to place further stress on transatlantic relations. It addresses the problems of moving from a non-proliferation regime dominated by the USA and USSR to one in which responsibilities must be more widely shared and focuses on the crucial role of France.

This volume will be an essential reading for policymakers in the government, industry and international organisations; and for all those concerned with the vital issues of nuclear proliferation and industrial adjustment.

Reviews of the first publication:

‘There is a wealth of information in this book and a thorough grasp of the industrial realities is conveyed’

— Roger Williams, International Affairs, Volume 59, Issue 4

‘This excellent survey of the nuclear power industry tells in detail about countries, companies, products, and technologies.’

— William Diebold, Jr.

William Walker is Professor Emeritus of International Relations, University of St Andrews which he joined in 1996 after working mainly at the Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex. His many publications on nuclear affairs include A Perpetual Menace: Nuclear Weapons and International Order (2012), ‘Entrapment in large technology systems: Institutional commitments and power relations (Research Policy, 29, 2000), (with D. Albright and F. Berkhout) Plutonium and Highly Enriched Uranium: World Inventories, Capabilities and Policies (1997), and ‘Nuclear weapons and the former Soviet Republics’ (International Affairs, Spring 1992).

Måns Lönnroth has been a member of the board of the International Institute of Sustainable Development in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and served as the International Vice Chairman of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development. He worked as the State Secretary at the Swedish Ministry of Environment and was a political advisor at the Prime Minister’s Office. He has also been Managing Director of Mistra, a Swedish endowed foundation for strategic environment research. Måns Lönnroth was trained in applied mathematics and graduated from KTH in 1967. His interest is in the interface between politics, policy and science.