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Uranium Mining and Miners Declassified Documents
32 declassified records on Uranium Mining and Miners, dated 1950 to 1995, released by the U.S. Department of Energy. Each one opens with its archive description, the text of the document and a link to the original scan.
- Jan 1, 1967FRC Working Group Meeting, 15 November 1967Correspondence
- UndatedUranium Mining Problem as a Possible Oak Ridge National Laboratory Health Physics Research ProgramReport
- Jun 9, 1952Minutes of Advisory Committee for Biology and Medicine of 32ND Meeting, ST Louis, Mo. , June 7 - 9, 1952, Subject: Industrial Hygiene & Uranium Mines, and Radiation Accident at ANL (Deleted)Meeting minutes
- Aug 31, 1967Memo to Advisory Committee for Biology and Medicine, Subject: Comments on Smap-19 Problem, RPT - Future of Abcc, and RPT - Interdepartmental Committee - Subcomm. on Research & Dev. on Uranium MinesCorrespondence
- Sep 14, 1968Minutes 126TH Meeting Advisory Committee for Biology and Medicine, Sept 13-14, 1968, Subject: Reorg DBM; Visit to Russia; Pu Registry; Pulmonary Toxicity; Uranium Mines; Abcc; Thule Incident; HenreMeeting minutes · 7p
- Apr 30, 1971Letter to J O Pastore, Subject: Reply to LTR of April 14, 1971, Regarding the Review of the Radon Daughter Exposure Limits for Uranium MinersCorrespondence · 3p
- Apr 19, 1995Staff Memorandum: the Hazards of Radon in Uranium MinesDraft; correspondence · 6p
- UndatedRadiation Safety Recommendations and Control; Hazards Related to Uranium MiningReport
- Feb 21, 1950Letter to S Warren, Subject: Results of 8 Atmospheric Radon Samples Taken in 4 Uranium Mines on the Navajo Indian Reservation (Encls. Not Attached)Correspondence
- Mar 14, 1950Letter to D a Holaday, Subject: Results of Navajo Uranium Mines Survey (Encls. Not Attached)Correspondence
- Mar 29, 1951Memo to Chief, Division of Industrial Hygiene, Subject: Report of Trip, Colorado Plateau Area, to Discuss with the Mine Operators Steps for Reducing High Radon Concentration Found in Uranium MinesCorrespondence
- May 25, 1951Memo to M Eisenbud, Subject: Technical Assistance to Be Offered US Public Health Service in Evaluation of the Radiation Hazard in Uranium Mining Operations on Colorado PlateauCorrespondence
- Mar 12, 1952Interim Report of a Health Study of the Uranium Mines and Mills (About the Causal Relationship Between Radon and Lung Cancer in Miners)Correspondence
- Dec 2, 1953Summary of Health Conditions in Uranium Mines of the Colorado PlateauLegal document
- Feb 26, 1953Handwritten Notes on the Biological Significance of Atmospheric Concentrations Presently Existing in Uranium MinesCorrespondence
- May 8, 1953Letter to K Z Morgan, Subject: Investigation of Radon and Radon Decay Products in the Uranium Mines of the Colorado Plateau (Encl: as Stated)Correspondence
- Apr 6, 1954Minutes 37TH Meeting Advisory Committee for Biology and Medicine, May 8-9, 1953, Subject: Permissible Doses, NCRP; Uranium Mines; Acute Radiation Syndrome; Fallout Conference; EtcMeeting minutes
- Mar 31, 1954Meetings Regarding Medical Studies in Uranium Mining and Milling Industry and Developed Plan of ActionMeeting minutes
- May 13, 1954Memo to R F Kaiser, Subject: Response to LTR 5/4/54, Regarding Proposed Undertaking of the Physical Study of the Uranium Miners in the Colorado PlateauCorrespondence
- May 21, 1956Memo to Files, Subject: Medical Services in the South African Gold Fields and the Shinkolobwe Uranium MineCorrespondence
- Feb 20, 1959Memo to J R Wolf, Subject: Radiation Exposure to Miners in Uranium MinesCorrespondence
- Feb 26, 1959Memo to L K Olson, Subject: Health Hazards in Uranium MinesCorrespondence
- Mar 5, 1959Letter, Subject: Regards Radiation and Its Effect on Uranium MinersCorrespondence
- Mar 11, 1959Memo to C L Dunham, Subject: Health Hazards in Uranium MinesCorrespondence
- Mar 23, 1959Letter to P Vanzanten, Subject: Public Health Service Conducted Surveys of Uranium Mining Hazards and Uranium MinersCorrespondence
- Feb 9, 1961Letters to the Secretary of the Interior and Governors of Uranium Mining States Concerning the Federal Radiation CouncilCorrespondence
- Jun 12, 1967Summary of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy Hearings Regarding Uranium Mine StandardsHearing
- Nov 17, 1967Letter to K Z Morgan, Subject: Acbm Discuss Proposal to Initiate Research Which Would Contribure a Solution to the Uranium Miner's ProblemCorrespondence
- Sep 1, 1967Charts from the Report of the Federal Radiation Council (Report No. 8 Revised) Guidance for the Control of Radiation Hazards in Uranium MiningChart
- Feb 5, 1968Memo to R Elmo, Subject: G.a.c. Proposal for Joint Session with A.c.b.m. (Encl: Radiation Hazards in Uranium Mining)Correspondence
- UndatedInclusion to Letter by the General Advisory Committee If Requested, Re: Reports on Uranium Miners ProblemCorrespondence · 2p
- UndatedExposure Standards for Uranium MinersUnknown
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