On the Home Front: The Cold War Legacy of the Hanford Nuclear Site. Second Edition

Gerber, Michele Stenehjem

ISBN 10: 0803271018 / ISBN 13: 9780803271012

Published by University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, 2002

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363 pges. Wraps, illus., maps, notes, glossary, index. Contains a new epilogue by the author. Signed by the author. Sticker residue on front cover, slight bend to front cover. A comprehensive history of the Hanford Nuclear Site, America's most notorious plutonium production facility. Located in southeastern Washington State, the Hanford Site produced most of the plutonium used in the atomic bombs that effectively ended World War II. This book was made possible by the declassification in the 1980s of tens of thousands of government documents relating to the construction, operation, and maintenance of the site. In a new epilogue, the author provides a detailed history and commentary on the first twelve years of the Hanford cleanup project, the largest waste cleanup program in world history. The author was staff historian at the Westinghouse Hanford Company.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: On the Home Front: The Cold War Legacy of the Hanford Nuclear Site. Second Edition
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803271018
• ISBN 13: 9780803271012
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: Second Edition.
• Condition: good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Plutonium

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Synopsis

On the Home Front is the only comprehensive history of the Hanford Nuclear Site, America's most notorious plutonium production facility. Located in southeastern Washington State, the Hanford Site produced most of the plutonium used in the atomic bombs that effectively ended World War II. This book was made possible by the declassification in the 1980s of tens of thousands of government documents relating to the construction, operation, and maintenance of the site. In a new epilogue, Michele Stenehjem Gerber provides a detailed history and commentary on the first twelve years of the Hanford cleanup project—the largest waste cleanup program in world history.

About the Author

Michele Stenehjem Gerber works in the Public Information Office of Fluor Hanford, Inc. She has been a member of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Declassification and has served as a consultant to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the Hanford Cultural Resources Management Plan.