Introduction 1 the Nuclear Program of the Shah (1957–79)
Notes Introduction 1. MWt and MWe are common units of measure for the output of a nuclear reactor. MWt stands for megawatts of thermal output, while MWe means megawatts of electrical output. In a nuclear power plant, the fission chain reaction generates heat (thermal output), which creates steam to drive a turbine to generate electricity (electrical output). 1 The Nuclear Program of the Shah (1957–79) 1. Newton, David E., Nuclear Power, New York: Facts on File, 2006, p. 26. 2. Krige, John, “Atoms for Peace, Scientific Internationalism, and Scientific Intelligence,” Osiris, Vol. 21, no. 1, 2006, pp. 161–181. 3. Participating in the International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy held in Geneva on August 8–20, 1955, were more than 1,400 delegates from 73 different countries. Abraham, Itty, The Making of the Indian Atomic Bomb: Science, Secrecy and the Postcolonial State, London: Zed Books, 1998, p. 9. 4. Krige, “Atoms for Peace,” p. 29. 5. “Atoms for Peace Agreement with Iran,” The Department of State Bulletin, Washington, DC, Vol. 36, no. 927, 1957, p. 629, <http://www.archive.org/details/ departmentofstat3657unit>. 6. Most of the bilateral agreements proposed by the United States under the “Atoms for Peace” program included unclassified information on the design, construction, and commissioning of research reactors, in addition to the supply of a few kilo- grams of nuclear fuel and a starting allowance of about $350,000. 7. Sanjian, Ara, “The Formulation of the Baghdad Pact,” Middle Eastern Studies, Vol. 33, no. 2, 1997, pp. 226–266. 8. McKay, H. A.
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