Abstract

HURTADO DE MENDOZA, Diego. De "átomos para la paz" a los reactores de potencia: Tecnología y política nuclear en la Argentina (1955-1976). Rev. iberoam. cienc. tecnol. soc. [online]. 2005, vol.2, n.4, pp.41-66. ISSN 1850-0013.

During the 1955-76 period, Argentina's nuclear program entered the international arena, as the Argentine Atomic Energy Commission constructed four research reactors, purchased the first power reactor Atucha I from a German firm, put it into operation and acquired a second power reactor from a Canadian firm. This article examines these developments in connection with the unstable local political context and the international nuclear landscape. Particularly, it analyzes Argentine diplomatic policy opposing to Tlatelolco Treaty (1967) and Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty (1968) and the consequences derived from international pressures following India's atomic explosion in 1974. Finally, Argentina's nuclear program expectations are compared with those claimed by Brazil and Mexico in the early the 1970s.

Keywords : Argentina; History of science; Nuclear energy; CNEA.

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