A history of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission’s need for uranium ore in the 1950s, the frenzied search, and the aftermath. Now expanded to include the story

Traces the history of uranium mining in America, following the efforts of ordinary people as they took part in the initial boom and the bust that followed

A history of the powerful mineral element explores its role as a virtually limitless energy source, its controversial applications as a healing tool and weapon,

Rising fossil fuel prices and concerns about greenhouse gas emissions are fostering a nuclear power renaissance and a revitalized uranium mining industry across

Uranium, the most atomically unstable natural element on earth, has a unique place in the global geopolitics of resources. It provides energy to millions of peo