Learning by doing: the first Spanish nuclear power plant

Torre Campo, Joseba de la; Rubio Varas, María del Mar

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Learning by doing: the first Spanish nuclear power plant

dc.contributor.author	Torre Campo, Joseba de la
dc.contributor.author	Rubio Varas, María del Mar
dc.contributor.department	Economía	es_ES
dc.contributor.department	Ekonomia	eu
dc.date.accessioned	2018-09-10T08:33:34Z
dc.date.available	2018-09-10T08:33:34Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.description	This article has been published in a revised form in Business History Review, 92 (Spring 2018): 29–55, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007680518000053. This version is free to view and download for private research and study only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works. © The President and Fellows of Harvard College 2018.	en
dc.description.abstract	In the nuclear sector, turnkey projects can be considered an investment in obtaining information through “learning by doing” to capture rents from the next generation of reactors. As the first U.S. turnkey export project, the first Spanish nuclear power plant served that purpose and paved the way to the subsequent growth of the nuclear sector, for both Spanish and U.S. firms. Making use of archival material, we analyse the networks created by the government, experts, and business leaders, which sought to obtain, accumulate, and learn from the scarce and conflicting information about atomic technology that was available at the time. We also discern how firms on both sides of the Atlantic acquired and perfected the specific capabilities required to build a commercial nuclear reactor.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	Funds for this research were made available by the Spanish government through Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO) research project reference HAR2014-53825-R.	en
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dc.identifier.doi	10.1017/S0007680518000053
dc.identifier.issn	0007-6805 (Print)
dc.identifier.issn	2044-768X (Electronic)
dc.identifier.uri	https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/30588
dc.language.iso	eng	en
dc.publisher	Cambridge University Press	en
dc.relation.ispartof	Business History Review, 92 (Spring 2018): 29–55	en
dc.relation.projectID	info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO//HAR2014-53825-R/ES/	en
dc.relation.publisherversion	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007680518000053
dc.rights	© The President and Fellows of Harvard College 2018	en
dc.rights.accessRights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess	en
dc.rights.accessRights	Acceso abierto / Sarbide irekia	es
dc.subject	Energy	en
dc.subject	Micro-business history	en
dc.subject	Choice of technology	en
dc.subject	International linkages to development	en
dc.title	Learning by doing: the first Spanish nuclear power plant	en
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