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Uranium Frenzy Saga of the Nuclear West
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A history of the U.S. Atomic Energy
Commission8217sneed for uranium ore in the
1950s, the frenzied search, and the aftermath.Now
expanded to include the story of nuclear testing
and its consequences, UraniumFrenzy has become
the classic account of the uranium rush that
gripped the Colorado Plateau region in the 1950s.
Instigated by the U.S. government8217sneed for
uranium to fuel its growing atomic weapons
program, stimulated by Charlie
Steen8217slucrative 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.The uranium boom is only part
of the larger story of atomic weapons testing and
its impact in the western United States. Nuclear
explosions at the Nevada Test Site not only
spurred uranium mining, they also had a
disastrous impact on many Americans downwinders
in the eastward path of radiation clouds,
military observers and guinea pigs in exposed
positions, and Navajo and other uranium mill
workers all became victims, as deaths from
cancer and other radiation-caused diseases
reached much higher than normal rates among
them. Tons of radioactive waste left by mines,
mills, and the nuclear industry and how to
dispose of them are other nagging legacies of the
nuclear era. Recent decades have brought
multiple attempts by victims to obtain
compensation from the federal government and
other legal battles over disposal of nuclear
waste. When courts refused to grant relief to
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downwinders and others, Congress eventually
interceded and legislated compensation for
a limited number of victims able to meet strict
criteria, but did not adequately fund the
program. Recently, Congress attempted to fix
this shortfall, but in the meantime many
downwinders and others holding compensation IOUs
had died. Congressional and other efforts to
dispose of waste have lately focused on Nevada
and Utah, two states all too familiar with
nuclear issues and reluctant to take on further
radioactive burdens.8220Ina perceptive and
touching narrative, Ringholz (The Wilderness
Handbook) recalls that the Federal government in
the early 1950s subsidized uranium mining for the
coming atomic age.nbspnbspnbsp Ringholz
intrigues the reader with an expert blending of
science, adventure, industry mania, finance,
human triumph and despair and shameful official
neglect.82218212Pulishers Weekly8220Th
frenzied search for a reliable domestic source
of uranium ore needed by the U.S. Atomic Energy
Commission in the 1950s is the subject of
Ringholz's breezy narrative, which is populated
with colorful characters.nbspnbspnbsp This is
good popular reading for general collections in
public libraries.82218212Lirary Journal
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