Mining and Selling Radium and Uranium
Author | : Roger F. Robison |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2014-12-31 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9783319118314 |
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Author | : Roger F. Robison |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2014-12-31 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9783319118314 |
Author | : Roger F. Robison |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 271 |
Release | : 2014-12-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3319118307 |
Presented here is the story of the mining and sale of uranium and radium ore through biographical vignettes, chemistry, physics, geology, geography, occupational health, medical utilization, environmental safety and industrial history. Included are the people and places involved over the course of over 90 years of interconnected mining and sale of radium and uranium, finally ending in 1991 with the abandonment of radium paint and medical devices, Soviet nuclear parity, and the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.
Author | : United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. Subcommittee on Research, Development, and Radiation |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : Medicine, Industrial |
ISBN | : |
Discusses effectiveness of uranium mine radiation safety standards, and Federal Radiation Council efforts to establish official radiation exposure safety standards for uranium miners. Includes Resource Management Corp. report UR-042 "Control of Radiation Exposure in Uranium Mines: A Cost and Economic Analysis," Nov. 4, 1968 (p. 223-299).
Author | : Raye Ringholz |
Publisher | : University Press of Colorado |
Total Pages | : 517 |
Release | : 2002-08-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1457174626 |
Now expanded to include the story of nuclear testing and its consequences, Uranium Frenzy has become the classic account of the uranium rush that gripped the Colorado Plateau region in the 1950s. Instigated by the U.S. government's need for uranium to fuel its growing atomic weapons program, stimulated by Charlie Steen's lucrative Mi Vida strike in 1952, manned by rookie prospectors from all walks of life, and driven to a fever pitch by penny stock promotions, the boom created a colorful era in the Four Corners region and Salt Lake City (where the stock frenzy was centered) but ultimately went bust. The thrill of those exciting times and the good fortune of some of the miners were countered by the darker aspects of uranium and its uses. Miners were not well informed regarding the dangers of radioactive decay products. Neither the government nor anyone else expended much effort educating them or protecting their health and safety. The effects of exposure to radiation in poorly ventilated mines appeared over time.
Author | : Tom Zoellner |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780670020645 |
A history of the powerful mineral element explores its role as a virtually limitless energy source, its controversial applications as a healing tool and weapon, and the ways in which its reputation has been used to promote war agendas in the middle east.
Author | : Michael A. Amundson |
Publisher | : University Press of Colorado |
Total Pages | : 231 |
Release | : 2004-02-25 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0870817655 |
Yellowcake Towns provides a look at the supply side of the Atomic Age and serves as an important contribution to the growing bibliography of atomic history.
Author | : Lucy Jane Santos |
Publisher | : Icon Books |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2024-07-04 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1837731551 |
Tracing uranium's past, and how it intersects with our understanding of other radioactive elements, this book aims to disentangle our attitudes and to unpick the atomic mindset. Chain Reactions looks at the fascinating, often-forgotten, stories that can be found throughout the history of the element. Ranging from glassworks to penny stocks; medicines to weapons; something to be feared to a powerful source of energy, this global history not only explores the development of our scientific understanding of uranium, but also shines a light on its cultural and social impact. By understanding our nuclear past, we can move beyond the ideological opposition to atomic technology and encourage a more nuanced dialogue about whether it is feasible - and desirable - to have a genuinely nuclear-powered future.
Author | : Jordan Dunn |
Publisher | : Nova Science Publishers |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Uranium mines and mining |
ISBN | : 9781622574124 |
This book examines uranium mining and management in the United States with a focus on federal considerations. From 2005 to 2007, uranium prices increased from about $20 a pound to over $140 a pound, which led to renewed interest in uranium mining, both exploration and extraction, on federal land in the U.S. In early 2012, thousands of claims have been filed to explore for and potentially extract uranium on federal land. This increase in claims filed, has raised concerns about the potential impacts that an increased level of uranium exploration and extraction could have on the environment. During uranium extraction, the waste rock piles that are formed can introduce radionuclides (such as radium) and heavy metals (such as selenium and arsenic) into the environment. Before the mid-1970s, many mines on federal land, were abandoned without any reclamation, leaving a costly legacy of abandoned mines that pose potential health, safety, and environmental hazards.
Author | : U.S. Atomic Energy Commission |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 86 |
Release | : 1954 |
Genre | : Geiger-Mu ller counters |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Wilbert Leland Dare |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 1955 |
Genre | : Mines and mineral resources |
ISBN | : |