The Evolution of Nuclear Industries and Nuclear Markets

• In Event: Making and Breaking Markets across the Iron Curtain

Abstract

Understanding the role of technology characteristics and market dynamics is critical for assessing the development of the global nuclear industrial complex. In this paper, we answer these questions by examining the broad patterns in the evolution of nuclear technologies and the globalization of nuclear trade. We proceed in three parts. First, we describe the designs and technical options states could choose from. Second, we look at distinct waves of nuclear technology diffusion, focusing on the nuclear exports policies of the United States and the Soviet Union. Third, we contrast the development of nuclear power in East Germany and in India, two countries at opposite ends of nuclear choices and fortunes.

Author

• Eliza Gheorghe, Bilkent U (Turkey)