Yellowcake Towns

Uranium Mining Communities in the American West

AvMichael A. Amundson

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

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Beskrivning

Michael Amundson presents a detailed analysis of the four mining communities at the hub of the twentieth-century uranium booms: Moab, Utah; Grants, New Mexico; Uravan, Colorado; and Jeffrey City, Wyoming. He follows the ups and downs of these "Yellowcake Towns" from uranium's origins as the crucial element in atomic bombs and the 1950s boom to its use in nuclear power plants, the Three Mile Island accident, and the 1980s bust. 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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2004-02-25
Mått:154 x 225 x 15 mm
Vikt:344 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Mining the American West
Antal sidor:232
Förlag:University Press of Colorado
ISBN:9780870817656

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Michael A. Amundson is a professor of history at Northern Arizona University, the author of Yellowcake Towns, and the co-editor of Atomic Culture.

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"[Yellowcake Towns] provides us with not only an in-depth picture of the fluctuations of the demands for uranium over the previous half century but also a personal look at the health and economic implications on people and communities who supported such ventures at the behest of the government."- Utah Historical Quarterly

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction; From Weed to Weapon: U.S. Uranium, 1898-1945; To Stimulate Production and in the Interest of Security: The First Cold War Uranium Boom, 1946-1958; Uranium Company Towns in the American; The Uranium Capital of the World I: Moab; The Uranium Capital of the World II: Grants; Allocation, Protectionism, and Subsistence: Changing Federal Policies to Preserve Domestic Producers, 1958-1970; Creatures of Uncle Sam: Yellowcake Communities During the Allocation and Stretch-Out Periods; The Commercial Book and Bust: Federal Policies and the Free Market, 1970-1988; Yellowcake Towns During the Commercial Boom and bust, 1970-1988; Conclusion; Index.