Nuclear energy

Abstract Papers of Larry Bogart, anti-nuclear power activist, are comprised of correspondence, administrative records, press releases, newsclippings, fliers, legal documents, scientific reports, government reports, newsletters, periodicals, typescripts, interviews, maps, books, audio recordings and photographs. The bulk of the collection dates from 1966 to 1986. The collection chronicles the extent of information available on nuclear energy as it was being published and circulated in local...

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The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), Canel Lodge 700 was founded on 20 April 1959. The lodge, located in Middletown, Connecticut, was organized by machinists at the Canel Atomic Testing Lab. In 1959, the local gained collective bargaining recognition from the Canel Lab. Pratt and Whitney took over the plant circa 1965. Pratt and Whitney continued union recognition after the takeover.

Scope and Content Note Subjects Include: "No Nukes", Poisoned Power, How to Survive a Nuclear Accident, Energy Alternatives: A comparative Analysis, Solar Energy in America's Future, The Great American Fraud, Community Right To Know Survey, Environmental Radiation in NY State, Energy Facts and Figures, NY State Develoment Plan, Shutdown of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Facility. Nuclear Power Plants In NY Pros and Cons, Committee Against RadioToxic Pollution, Radiation Risks, How to Harness Sunpower and Avoid...