Uranium Loss at Argonne Traces to Waste Bottle
AEC under Lilienthal faces scrutiny after a small amount of uranium oxide from Argonne Laboratories in Chicago goes missing. The situation exposes the meticulous accounting system for uranium and plutonium at Oak Ridge and Hanford, detailing feed material to final metal billets and separation processes.
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GTON
NEA
David E. Lilienthal
At Argonne Laboratories
Alty
Chicago
E. Ridge
Ten
Brien McMahon
Rai
Congressional Committee
Venice Energy
Lilienthal
Got Hickenlooper
Gan
Joint Committee
AEC
Oak Gage
Te Atomic Energy Commissioner
David E. Lillen
Ptet
U. S
U.S
Canada
Belgian Congo
Manhattan Project
Oak Ridge
Hanford
Strict accountability rules govern every atom of AEC work
Extra reason for accountability on every particle is stated as a safety measure. Wastes are recovered and processed, including sludges and slags, with monthly reports from each AEC installation. Shipments require armed guards. inspectors verify accounts. materials go to weapons or research, with uranium or plutonium changing form at each research step. The AEC employs 1800 security officers, relies on high fences, alarms, tamper proofs, armored assets, and anti-sabotage protection at sensitive points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CPA
AEC
Russia
Iron Curtain
No Button Worry Popular Bluff Collector Holds 8000 Buttons
Mrs. Fred Gay of Popular Bluff Missouri preserves a vast button trove with eight thousand pieces in her collection, eliminating the search for a matching replacement when any button pops off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Gay
The Big Secret Novel Stirring Washington Society
Washington readers ponder Merle Colby's The Big Secret a satire of Washington life. The author, long in the capital, once served in WPA and as assistant to the President's aide Dr John R Steelman. His plot follows Dan Upstead, a Maine small town college scientist amid insider exploits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nea
Capital Society
Merle Colby
OWI
WMC
OWMA
WPA
John R. Steelman
Colby
Dan Upstead
Maine
Perk Wash Impresses Toledo Neighbor Says Miracle Ingredient Stuns
Mrs. William Cummerow of 214 Sunset Blvd in Toledo praises Perk laundry soap after a backyard wash test. She claims it dazzled neighbors with bright whiteness and rapid cleaning, asserting Perk saves money and contains Armocel, the miracle washing ingredient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cummerow
Sunset Blvd
Toledo
Satirical novel echoes Washington power games and scandal
A critical look at Colby's spoof of Washington politics centers on hero Upstead facing a SCAT inquiry led by Sen. Skimmerhoff and a redistribution of science policy. The parody blends real figures like Clifford and Groves with fictional composites, lampooning lobbying, publicity stunts, and government influence over research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen. Sontag
G. Skimmerhoff
J. Parnell Thomas
House Un-American’ S Activities Committee
Senate
Skimmerhoff
Upstead
Vinton G. Coney
Leslie M. Groves
George “Blood and Guts
Patton
Waldo Preen
White House
Clark Clifford
Doc Steelman
Home Affairs
Stephen Fenfree
Washington
Fenfree
Alan Clair
Rex Tugwell
Tommy Corcoran
Frank Lowdermore
Colby
Purcell L. Smith
National Association of Electric Companies
Lowdermere
Sies
Lowdermore
Matthew Valentine
Robert E. Stripling
Coney
Fentree
Waldo Pree
Light from crystals split by cut edges
The light that reflects from crystal surfaces changes as it enters, breaking into separate colors due to the crystal's cut edges and facets.
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Juanita Livingston
Savannah
Spot
Juanita
Bureau of Standards
University of North Carolina
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Seattle
San Diego
Deep South
Bernard Barech
Sam Lubett
General Coney
May Craig
Doris Freeson
Tom Stokes
Bert Andrews
Mark Childs Stering
Merriman Smith
Fete Edson
the Leader Stores
Jolene
Fortuners
Storybook
Acrobat
Poll Parrott
Portage Rand
Ates
E. Main St
Dothan, Ala
Grangeade
Chocolate
Mik
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