II. Economics of atomic energy

BLUNTLY STATED, this article attempts to reach economic conclusions regarding atomic power without possessing the essential data. The Smyth report left much unsaid. Since Smyth, no significant new facts have been made public. The vast atomic-energy literature of this “post-Smyth” period is either a restatement of Smyth, a presentation of what was public knowledge before Smyth, an interpretation, or a prediction. For sound reasons of national security, all further information of fundamental character has been kept secret.