icissitudes of nuclear energy in Argentina: Analysis and Contextualization of the 1979 Nuclear Plan

The purpose of this article is to analyze the Nuclear Plan 1979 regarding the historical and ideological context in which it developed. Its study shows a special concern as the attitude of the government self-defined “Proceso de Reorganización Nacional” towards the National Atomic Energy Commission...

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Autor principal: Rodríguez, Milagros
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Centro de Estudios de Historia Económica Argentina y Latinoamericana (CEHEAL) 2014
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CNEA
Armed Forces
Nuclear Plan
Fuerzas Armadas
Plan Nuclear
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Plan Nuclear
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icissitudes of nuclear energy in Argentina: Analysis and Contextualization of the 1979 Nuclear Plan
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Plan Nuclear
description The purpose of this article is to analyze the Nuclear Plan 1979 regarding the historical and ideological context in which it developed. Its study shows a special concern as the attitude of the government self-defined “Proceso de Reorganización Nacional” towards the National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA - Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica) escaped from the characteristic guidelines of the period. While the Ministry of Economy attempted to face the dismantling of the Entrepreneur State and peripheral privatization of most industries at its charge, the Executive approved an ambitious plan for the construction of Nuclear Power Plants inspired in centralization, planning and self-sufficiency. How is this exception given to the nuclear power generation area explained? Which were the interests at stake? What features of the institutional framework explain the inconsistency of both policies? Three aspects will be discussed in order to answer the contemplated questions: the survival of an industrialist-bureaucratic faction within the Armed Forces, which are interested in developing the productive structure of the country; the creation of a relatively autonomous scientific-technological field around the National Atomic Energy Commission since the 1950s; and the role played by the succession of presidents of this commission as a link between the two areas. Special emphasis will be given to the performance of the Vice-admiral Carlos Castro Madero, who ran the institution from 1976 to 1983. Finally, it should be emphasized that this work aims at filling part of the bibliographical emptiness in the field of the policies implemented in the nuclear power generation, and at delving into the understanding of the complicated ideologies of the last dictatorship.
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spelling I28-R145-730_oai2025-02-11 Rodríguez, Milagros 2014-12-22 The purpose of this article is to analyze the Nuclear Plan 1979 regarding the historical and ideological context in which it developed. Its study shows a special concern as the attitude of the government self-defined “Proceso de Reorganización Nacional” towards the National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA - Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica) escaped from the characteristic guidelines of the period. While the Ministry of Economy attempted to face the dismantling of the Entrepreneur State and peripheral privatization of most industries at its charge, the Executive approved an ambitious plan for the construction of Nuclear Power Plants inspired in centralization, planning and self-sufficiency. How is this exception given to the nuclear power generation area explained? Which were the interests at stake? What features of the institutional framework explain the inconsistency of both policies? Three aspects will be discussed in order to answer the contemplated questions: the survival of an industrialist-bureaucratic faction within the Armed Forces, which are interested in developing the productive structure of the country; the creation of a relatively autonomous scientific-technological field around the National Atomic Energy Commission since the 1950s; and the role played by the succession of presidents of this commission as a link between the two areas. Special emphasis will be given to the performance of the Vice-admiral Carlos Castro Madero, who ran the institution from 1976 to 1983. Finally, it should be emphasized that this work aims at filling part of the bibliographical emptiness in the field of the policies implemented in the nuclear power generation, and at delving into the understanding of the complicated ideologies of the last dictatorship. El presente artículo tiene por objetivo analizar el Plan Nuclear de 1979 en relación con el contexto histórico e ideológico en que se desarrolló. Su estudio reviste especial interés en tanto que la actitud del gobierno auto-denominado “Proceso de Reorganización Nacional” (PRN) hacia la Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica (CNEA) escapó de los lineamientos característicos del período. Mientras que desde el Ministerio de Economía se intentaba encarar el desmantelamiento del Estado Empresario y la privatización periférica de la mayoría de las industrias a su cargo, el Ejecutivo aprobaba un ambicioso plan para la construcción de Centrales Nucleares inspirado en la centralización, la planificación y el autoabastecimiento ¿Cómo se explica dicha excepcionalidad concedida al área de la generación nucleoeléctrica? ¿Qué intereses estaban en juego? ¿Qué características del entramado institucional explican la incoherencia de ambas políticas? Para responder a los interrogantes planteados analizaremos tres aspectos: la supervivencia de una facción industrialista-burocrática dentro de las FFAA, interesadas en desarrollar la estructura productiva del país; la conformación de un campo científico-tecnológico relativamente autónomo en torno a CNEA desde los años cincuenta; y el rol jugado por la sucesión de Presidentes de CNEA como nexo entre ambas esferas. Se hará especial hincapié en el desempeño del Vicealmirante Carlos Castro Madero, quien condujo la institución desde 1976 hasta 1983. Finalmente, cabe resaltar que el presente trabajo aspira a cubrir parte del vacío bibliográfico en el terreno de las políticas implementadas en torno a la generación nucleoeléctrica y a profundizar en la comprensión de la complicada trama ideológica detrás de la última dictadura. Abstract The purpose of this article is to analyze the Nuclear Plan 1979 regarding the historical and ideological context in which it developed. Its study shows a special concern as the attitude of the government self-defined “Proceso de Reorganización Nacional” towards the National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA - Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica) escaped from the characteristic guidelines of the period. While the Ministry of Economy attempted to face the dismantling of the Entrepreneur State and peripheral privatization of most industries at its charge, the Executive approved an ambitious plan for the construction of Nuclear Power Plants inspired in centralization, planning and self-sufficiency. How is this exception given to the nuclear power generation area explained? Which were the interests at stake? What features of the institutional framework explain the inconsistency of both policies? Three aspects will be discussed in order to answer the contemplated questions: the survival of an industrialist-bureaucratic faction within the Armed Forces, which are interested in developing the productive structure of the country; the creation of a relatively autonomous scientific-technological field around the National Atomic Energy Commission since the 1950s; and the role played by the succession of presidents of this commission as a link between the two areas. Special emphasis will be given to the performance of the Vice-admiral Carlos Castro Madero, who ran the institution from 1976 to 1983. Finally, it should be emphasized that this work aims at filling part of the bibliographical emptiness in the field of the policies implemented in the nuclear power generation, and at delving into the understanding of the complicated ideologies of the last dictatorship. application/pdf https://ojs.economicas.uba.ar/H-ind/article/view/730 spa Centro de Estudios de Historia Económica Argentina y Latinoamericana (CEHEAL) https://ojs.economicas.uba.ar/H-ind/article/view/730/1352 H-industria. Journal of the History of Industry and Development in Latin America; No. 15 (8): Segundo semestre de 2014; 30-55 H-industria. Revista de historia de la industria y el desarrollo en América Latina; Núm. 15 (8): Segundo semestre de 2014; 30-55 H-industria. Revista sobre a história da indústria e desenvolvimento na América Latina; n. 15 (8): Segundo semestre de 2014; 30-55 1851-703X CNEA Armed Forces Nuclear Plan CNEA Fuerzas Armadas Plan Nuclear icissitudes of nuclear energy in Argentina: Analysis and Contextualization of the 1979 Nuclear Plan Avatares de la energía nuclear en Argentina: Análisis y contextualización del Plan Nuclear de 1979 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=hindus&d=730_oai

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