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Category Archives: Nuclear energy
Atoms on the Range: Exploring Wyoming’s Nuclear Frontier
In the wake of World War II, Wyoming found itself at the forefront of a new mineral rush – uranium. This development would add another chapter to the state’s boom-and-bust legacy in mineral extraction, joining the ranks of earlier oil … Continue reading
Posted in energy resources, mining history, Natural resources, Nuclear energy, Uncategorized, Wyoming history
Tagged American Heritage Center Undergraduate Research Award, Archival Research, Chet Meeks Memorial Scholarship, Cold War, Environmental Impact, Nuclear Energy, Public Opinions, Regulations, University of Wyoming, Uranium Industry, Uranium Mining
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Wyoming’s Nuclear Response to Project Plowshare
Vice President Richard Nixon delivered these words in October 1960 to a Toledo, Ohio, fraternity group: “Our plan to develop peaceful constructive uses of nuclear explosives has been given the name of Project Plowshare, because it is literally an attempt … Continue reading
Posted in Cold War, energy resources, environmental history, Nuclear energy, Political history, Uncategorized, Wyoming history
Tagged Atomic Energy Commission, Cliff Hansen, Cold War history, Dixy Lee Ray, Edward Teller, El Paso Natural Gas Company, Energy development, Gale McGee, Nuclear detonations, Nuclear safety, Project Plowshare, Project Wagon Wheel, Sublette County, Teno Roncalio, Wagon Wheel Information Committee, Wyoming history
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