IOTL, Hyman Rickover managed to get parallel positions as head of Naval Reactors and on the AEC, carving himself out an empire that ruled - for better and worse - USN submarine development and operations for thirty years.
What if instead he is appointed elsewhere in 1952-1953, at the end of a normal tour of duty at the head of Naval Reactors, follows a normal naval career path, and retires in 1964?
What if instead he is appointed elsewhere in 1952-1953, at the end of a normal tour of duty at the head of Naval Reactors, follows a normal naval career path, and retires in 1964?