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“From Hydro to Nuclear Power. The Role of Water in the Soviet Nuclear Industry”

Brown bag lunch with Achim Klüppelberg, KTH

Photo of a man with a nuclear powerplant in the background
Photo of Achim Klüppelberg: Private, photo of Ignalina nuclear powerplant (Lithuania): Gregorio Nuti, Unsplash

This talk will focus on the Dnepr Cascade in Ukraine and a case study of lake Võrtsjärv in Estonia as well as the nuclearisation of the Volga as a key sign of the second boom phase in the Soviet nuclear industry. Links will also be drawn to present day Ukraine.

Time: Tue 2023-10-10 12.15

Location: Conference room 1515, Teknikringen 74, 5 floor

Language: English

Participating: Achim Klüppelberg

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Mariel Perez Zabaleta
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Achim Klüppelberg is a doctoral student at the department of philosophy and history, who focuses on the nuclear history of Eastern Europe, especially on the territory of the former Soviet Union and its successor states. Furthermore, he investigates expert cultures in nuclear discourses, with a special interest in water-related issues in nuclear power plant decision-making.

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