The Economic History of Nuclear Energy in Spain: Governance, Business and Finance

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This book analyses the economic history of the nuclear program in Spain, from its inception in the 1950s to the nuclear moratorium in the early 1980s, and investigates the economic, financial and business origins of atomic energy in Spain. The actual dimension of the Spanish nuclear sector, which exceeded the relative economic and political clout of the country at the time, reflects the combination of domestic and foreign interests. Each contribution inserts the Spanish case within the international development of nuclear energy, but also shows how the Spanish nuclear program came about, how it was financed, and who the main architects and beneficiaries at the industrial, financial, commercial and banking levels were; all without losing sight of the energy policy aspects such as energy mix and energy security. The volume provides useful analysis and sources for a variety of core fields across the social sciences including economic history of post-war Europe, industrial and energy policy, international relations and history of technology. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxvii Seeking the Perennial Fountain of the World’s Prosperity (M. d. Mar Rubio-Varas, Joseba De la Torre)....Pages 1-32 Who was Who in the Making of Spanish Nuclear Programme, c.1950–1985 (Joseba De la Torre)....Pages 33-65 The Nuclear Business and the Spanish Electric-Banking Oligopoly: The First Steps (Josean Garrués-Irurzun, Juan A. Rubio-Mondéjar)....Pages 67-96 Human Capital and Physics Research for the Spanish Nuclear Program (Albert Presas i Puig)....Pages 97-117 How did Spain Become the Major US Nuclear Client? (M. d. Mar Rubio-Varas, Joseba De la Torre)....Pages 119-153 An Alternative Route? France’s Position in the Spanish Nuclear Program, c. 1950s–1980s (Esther M. Sánchez-Sánchez)....Pages 155-186 The Long Road to the Trillo Nuclear Power Plant: West Germany in the Spanish Nuclear Race (Gloria Sanz Lafuente)....Pages 187-215 Energy Planning, Nuclear Promises and Realities (Beatriz Muñoz-Delgado, M. d. Mar Rubio-Varas)....Pages 217-248 Back Matter ....Pages 249-296