Peter Huntoon papers, 1832-2011
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Huntoon, Peter W.--author
- Title
- Peter Huntoon papers
- Dates
- 1832-2011 (inclusive)18322011
- Quantity
- 11 boxes, (5.25 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 2656
- Summary
- The Peter Huntoon papers (1832-2011) consist of materials about nuclear technology, ranging from nuclear explosions, to power plants, to the side effects of radiation, and the effects of nuclear technologies on prominent areas which have experienced significant exposure to nuclear energy. Huntoon was a professor of Geology at University of Wyoming.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English, Norwegian
Biographical Note
Peter Huntoon was a professor of Geology at University of Wyoming. Huntoon created a class at the University called Fission, Fusion and Psychosis, which referenced much of the material found in the collection.
Content Description
The Peter Huntoon papers consist of materials about nuclear technology, ranging from nuclear explosions, to power plants, to the side effects of radiation, and the effects of nuclear technologies on prominent areas which have experienced significant exposure to nuclear energy. The collection contains news articles, academic studies, and pamphlets about nuclear technologies as well as information for a class which Professor Huntoon designed and taught at the University of Wyoming. The collections has materials both supporting nuclear technologies and against nuclear technologies, and contains material from the inception of nuclear power to modern reactors and explosives
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Peter Huntoon in 2012.
Processing Note
Processed by Taylor Ouimette in 2014.
Separated Materials
Photographs were moved to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Please see the Manuscripts Curator for access to radioactive sand from first nuclear explosion.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Subject Files
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A-B
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Description: Alliance for Survival Wish ListDates: 1997-1999Container: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: Argonne / Doe SourcesDates: 1984-1986Container: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: Argonne National LaboratoryDates: 1983-1984Container: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: Arms PolicyDates: 1982Container: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: Arms RaceDates: 1991-1999Container: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: Atomic VeteransDates: 1991-1992Container: Box 1, Folder 6
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Description: B29 PresentationDates: 1994Container: Box 1, Folder 7
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Description: Banberry ShotDates: 1977-1979Container: Box 1, Folder 8
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Description: BarnwellDates: 1971-1979Container: Box 1, Folder 9
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Description: Beatty, NevadaContainer: Box 1, Folder 10
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Description: Bighole DrillingDates: 1980-1986Container: Box 1, Folder 11
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Description: BikiniDates: 1996-1997Container: Box 1, Folder 12
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Description: BombsDates: 1950-1995Container: Box 1, Folder 13
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Description: Bombs - Underground TestsDates: 1983-1997Container: Box 1, Folder 14
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Description: Borgman ProposalDates: 1986-1987Container: Box 1, Folder 15
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Description: ByproductsContainer: Box 1, Folder 16
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C-F
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Description: Caputi and ArtDates: 1991Container: Box 2, Folder 1
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Description: ChernobylDates: 1986-1996Container: Box 2, Folder 2
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Description: Congressional Research ServicesDates: 1982-1987Container: Box 2, Folder 3
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Description: The Conversion of Commander RodgersDates: 1997Container: Box 2, Folder 4
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Description: CoursesDates: 1986-1998Container: Box 2, Folder 5
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Description: CubaDates: 1992Container: Box 2, Folder 6
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Description: Devries Nuclear CourseDates: 1993-1995Container: Box 2, Folder 7
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Description: Depleted U ShellsDates: 1968-1993Container: Box 2, Folder 8
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Description: Doe - Nevada OperationsDates: 1981-1984Container: Box 2, Folder 9
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Description: Doe Proposal ProceduresDates: 1983-1986Container: Box 2, Folder 10
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Description: Doomsday PlanDates: 1992Container: Box 2, Folder 11
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Description: Elements and ParticlesDates: 1979-1990Container: Box 2, Folder 12
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Description: Enola Gay / SmithsonianDates: 1995Container: Box 2, Folder 13
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Description: EthicsContainer: Box 2, Folder 14
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Description: Exotic WastesDates: 1986Container: Box 2, Folder 15
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Description: FalloutDates: 1979Container: Box 2, Folder 16
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Description: FeedbackDates: 1997-2000Container: Box 2, Folder 17
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Description: FFP Course PacketContainer: Box 2, Folder 18
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Description: Fission, Fusion, PsychosisContainer: Box 2, Folder 19
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Description: Food IrradiationDates: 1968-1998Container: Box 2, Folder 20
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Description: FuelsDates: 1990Container: Box 2, Folder 21
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Description: FusionDates: 1989Container: Box 2, Folder 22
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G
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Description: Geol 3450Dates: 1990-1995Container: Box 3, Folder 1
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Description: Geol 3450Dates: 1979-2004Container: Box 3, Folder 2
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Description: Geol 3450 - Course PacketContainer: Box 3, Folder 3
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Description: Geol 3450 - HomeworkContainer: Box 3, Folder 4
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Description: Geol 3450 - Off - Campus Course PacketContainer: Box 3, Folder 5
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Description: Geol 3450 - Supporting MaterialsDates: 1948-1990Container: Box 3, Folder 6
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Description: Geol 3450 - TeleconferenceDates: 1993Container: Box 3, Folder 7
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Description: Geol 4200 - Rock Springs 1996Container: Box 3, Folder 8
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Description: GreenpeaceDates: 1992-1993Container: Box 3, Folder 9
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Description: Guam Military StrategiesDates: 1994Container: Box 3, Folder 10
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Description: Guinea PigsDates: 1986-1998Container: Box 3, Folder 11
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H
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Description: HanfordDates: 1996-1997Container: Box 4, Folder 1
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Description: HanfordDates: 1986-1991Container: Box 4, Folder 2
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Description: Hanford's River Protection ProjectDates: 2009Container: Box 4, Folder 3
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Description: Hawaii's Nearest NeighborDates: 1984Container: Box 4, Folder 4
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Description: Health Effects and ReferrencesDates: 1995-2000Container: Box 4, Folder 5
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Description: Heart Mountain CampDates: 1992-1997Container: Box 4, Folder 6
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Description: Hiroshima BombingDates: 1981-1999Container: Box 4, Folder 7
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Description: HLW - Climax Test
All folders with HLW in the Title refer to High Level Nuclear Waste.
Dates: 1983-1986Container: Box 4, Folder 8 -
Description: HLW - ConceptDates: 1977-1986Container: Box 4, Folder 9
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Description: HLW - ConceptDates: 1978-1991Container: Box 4, Folder 10
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Description: HLW - GraniteContainer: Box 4, Folder 11
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Description: HLW - HanfordDates: 1978-1997Container: Box 4, Folder 12
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Description: HLW - Management ConceptsDates: 1984Container: Box 4, Folder 13
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Description: HLW - Seabed DisposalDates: 1998Container: Box 4, Folder 14
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Description: HLW - Waste Forms and PackagesDates: 1984-1986Container: Box 4, Folder 15
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Description: HLW - Yucca MountainDates: 1981-2009Container: Box 4, Folder 16
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Description: Home PageDates: 1995Container: Box 4, Folder 17
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Description: Honors - Nuclear CourseDates: 1987-1988Container: Box 4, Folder 18
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Description: HumorDates: 1997Container: Box 4, Folder 19
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I-M
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Description: Idaho National Engineering LaboratoryDates: 1992-1993Container: Box 5, Folder 1
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Description: Idaho National Engineering LaboratoryContainer: Box 5, Folder 2
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Description: Idaho National Engineering LaboratoryContainer: Box 5, Folder 3
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Description: Idaho National Reactor Test StationDates: 1977Container: Box 5, Folder 4
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Description: Khruschev's Secret TapesDates: 1990Container: Box 5, Folder 5
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Description: KryshthmDates: 1976-1982Container: Box 5, Folder 6
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Description: LLW - Commercial Sites
All folders with LLW in the title refer to Low Level Nuclear Waste.
Dates: 1976-1993Container: Box 5, Folder 7 -
Description: LLW - CompactsDates: 1980-1987Container: Box 5, Folder 8
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Description: LLW - Nevada Test SightDates: 1982-1985Container: Box 5, Folder 9
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Description: LLW - Waste - OverviewContainer: Box 5, Folder 10
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Description: Lookout Mountain StudioDates: 1995Container: Box 5, Folder 11
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Description: Los AlamosDates: 1973-1995Container: Box 5, Folder 12
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Description: Manhattan WastesDates: 1986-1995Container: Box 5, Folder 13
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Description: Markling SitesDates: 1992Container: Box 5, Folder 14
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Description: MedicalDates: 1986-1987Container: Box 5, Folder 15
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Description: MedicineDates: 1991-1992Container: Box 5, Folder 16
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M
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Description: Military WasteDates: 1985-1993Container: Box 6, Folder 1
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Description: Mill TailingsDates: 1978-1986Container: Box 6, Folder 2
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Description: Morris IllinoisDates: 1983Container: Box 6, Folder 3
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Description: Movies - CultureDates: 1969Container: Box 6, Folder 4
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Description: MRS WyomingDates: 1989-1996Container: Box 6, Folder 5
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Description: MRS WyomingDates: 1985-1998Container: Box 6, Folder 6
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Description: MRS Wyoming LegislationDates: 1995Container: Box 6, Folder 7
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Description: My StoryContainer: Box 6, Folder 8
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Description: NASADates: 1997Container: Box 7, Folder 1
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Description: National Archives TapesContainer: Box 7, Folder 2
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Description: National Atomic MuseumDates: 1984-1993Container: Box 7, Folder 3
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Description: Natural Resources Defence CouncilDates: 1989Container: Box 7, Folder 4
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Description: Nevada Nuclear Waste NewsDates: 1985-1997Container: Box 7, Folder 5
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Description: Nevada Nuclear Waste NewsContainer: Box 7, Folder 6
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Description: Nevada State Test SiteDates: 2000Container: Box 7, Folder 7
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Description: Nevada Test Site
Abbreviated as NTS in later folders.
Dates: 1953-1999Container: Box 7, Folder 8 -
Description: Newspaper ClippingsDates: 1984-2002Container: Box 7, Folder 9
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Description: NPS A-Bomb ProposalDates: 1987-1988Container: Box 7, Folder 10
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Description: Nuclear Fabrication PlantsDates: 1986-1995Container: Box 7, Folder 11
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Description: Nuclear Physics Diagrams and NotesContainer: Box 7, Folder 12
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Description: Nuclear Power - RisksDates: 1975-2011Container: Box 7, Folder 13
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Description: Nuclear RocketDates: 1998Container: Box 7, Folder 14
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Description: Nuclear TechnologyContainer: Box 7, Folder 15
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Description: Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 and Promulgated RegulationsDates: 1982-1984Container: Box 7, Folder 16
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Description: Nuclear WinterDates: 1986Container: Box 7, Folder 17
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N-P
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Description: NW - Act of 1982Dates: 1954-1987Container: Box 8, Folder 1
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Description: NW - Act of 1982Dates: 1980-1982Container: Box 8, Folder 2
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Description: Oak RidgeContainer: Box 8, Folder 3
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Description: Ocean DisposalDates: 1984-1986Container: Box 8, Folder 4
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Description: Pacific TestingDates: 1994Container: Box 8, Folder 5
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Description: Palo Verde Generating StattionDates: 1987-1993Container: Box 8, Folder 6
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Description: Pearl HarborDates: 1943Container: Box 8, Folder 7
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Description: Physicians for Social ResponsibilityContainer: Box 8, Folder 8
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Description: Plowshare and Bio Blanco Co.Dates: 1995Container: Box 8, Folder 9
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Description: Pluto RocketDates: 1990Container: Box 8, Folder 10
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Description: Proliferation / DisarmamentDates: 1992-2011Container: Box 8, Folder 11
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Description: Proliferation / DisarmamentDates: 1982-1995Container: Box 8, Folder 12
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P-S
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Description: Protest Groups EtcDates: 1997-1999Container: Box 9, Folder 1
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Description: The Race to Build the Atomic BombDates: 2001Container: Box 9, Folder 2
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Description: RaddonDates: 1985-1986Container: Box 9, Folder 3
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Description: Radiation - EffectsDates: 1974-1986Container: Box 9, Folder 4
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Description: Radiation - Natural / Low LevelDates: 1981Container: Box 9, Folder 5
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Description: Radiation - NTSDates: 1981-1985Container: Box 9, Folder 6
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Description: Reactor Wastes and Operation and PreferencesDates: 1986Container: Box 9, Folder 7
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Description: Reactors and Nuclear EnergyDates: 1981-1986Container: Box 9, Folder 8
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Description: Reactors and Nuclear EnergyDates: 1976-1994Container: Box 9, Folder 9
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Description: Retrievable StorageContainer: Box 9, Folder 10
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Description: Rocky FlatsDates: 1986-1987Container: Box 9, Folder 11
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Description: Savannah RiverDates: 1979Container: Box 9, Folder 12
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Description: Sierra Club Legal Defence FundDates: 1984-1986Container: Box 9, Folder 13
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Description: Sierra Club Legal Defence FundDates: 1983-1987Container: Box 9, Folder 14
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S-U
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Description: Source MaterialsDates: 1983-1994Container: Box 10, Folder 1
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Description: Source MaterialsDates: 1983-1997Container: Box 10, Folder 2
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Description: Sweetwater MillsDates: 1995-1997Container: Box 10, Folder 3
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Description: TellerDates: 1979-1990Container: Box 10, Folder 4
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Description: Texts and ToursDates: 1985-1988Container: Box 10, Folder 5
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Description: Thermopolis Hot SpringsDates: 1982Container: Box 10, Folder 6
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Description: Three Mile IslandDates: 1979-1992Container: Box 10, Folder 7
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Description: Time MagazineDates: 1990Container: Box 10, Folder 8
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Description: Tokyo RoseDates: 1995Container: Box 10, Folder 9
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Description: TransortationDates: 1998Container: Box 10, Folder 10
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Description: Trinity - Donna SuttonDates: 1945Container: Box 10, Folder 11
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Description: Trinity SitesDates: 1965-1998Container: Box 10, Folder 12
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Description: Union of Concerned ScientistsDates: 1987-1992Container: Box 10, Folder 13
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Description: University of Wyoming Radioactive WastesDates: 1987-1995Container: Box 10, Folder 14
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U-Y
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Description: US Council for Energy AwarenessDates: 1991-1993Container: Box 11, Folder 1
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Description: USS IndianapolisDates: 1998Container: Box 11, Folder 2
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Description: Utah Nuclear Waste NewsDates: 1984-1986Container: Box 11, Folder 3
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Description: VideoContainer: Box 11, Folder 4
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Description: WanekDates: 1994Container: Box 11, Folder 5
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Description: War in the PacificDates: 1984-1991Container: Box 11, Folder 6
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Description: War- PhilosophyDates: 1832-1838Container: Box 11, Folder 7
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Description: Warren Base ToursDates: 1985-1993Container: Box 11, Folder 8
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Description: Washington StateDates: 1984-1988Container: Box 11, Folder 9
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Description: Waste - OverviewDates: 1979-1999Container: Box 11, Folder 10
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Description: Waste VolumesDates: 1983-1984Container: Box 11, Folder 11
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Description: Wayne, JohnDates: 1996Container: Box 11, Folder 12
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Description: West Valley ReprocessingDates: 1985-1986Container: Box 11, Folder 13
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Description: Waste Isolation Pilot PlantDates: 1982-1991Container: Box 11, Folder 14
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Description: WWII - MiscellaneousDates: 1996-1997Container: Box 11, Folder 15
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Description: WWII - Propoganda and ReleasesDates: 1943-1945Container: Box 11, Folder 16
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Description: Wyoming Mines and MillsDates: 1991Container: Box 11, Folder 17
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Description: Yuca MountainDates: 1999Container: Box 11, Folder 18
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Description: Radioactive Sand from First Nuclear ExplosionContainer: Box 1
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Nuclear energy
- Nuclear industry
- Nuclear power plants
Personal Names
- Huntoon, Peter W.--Archives
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