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Critical Masses  : Opposition to Nuclear Power in California , 1958 -- 1978 is the first detailed history of the anti-nuclear movement in the United States , written by Thomas Wellock .. Thomas Wellock. Thomas Wellock. anti-nuclear movement in the United States. anti-nuclear movement in the United States. California. California. anti-nuclear movement. anti-nuclear movement. It is also the first state-level research on the subject with a focus on California .. California. California. Reviewer Paula Garb has said  :. The book is rich with vivid verbal pictures and the passionate voices of participants on all sides of the controversy around the peaceful atom .. It is based on interviews , documents from state and federal archives , and activist papers .. Wellock brings to this project the expertise of a former engineer for civilian and navy nuclear reactors , a thorough archivist , and a sensitive interviewer .. The central argument of the book is that the anti-nuclear movement played a key part in the Californian nuclear power demise up to 1978 .. anti-nuclear movement. anti-nuclear movement