铀钒镇
铀钒镇(英语:Uravan,“铀”与“钒”对应的英文拼写的混成词[1])是美国科罗拉多州西部蒙特罗斯县为了采集铀矿而建起的小镇,现已废弃。[2]第二次世界大战期间,曼哈顿计划从该镇购买了730吨的铀矿。[3]
参考资料
- ^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. : 50 [2021-01-13]. (原始内容存档于2021-01-24).
- ^ Uravan. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. [2011-02-17].
- ^ Hewlett, Richard G.; Anderson, Oscar E. The New World, 1939–1946 (PDF). University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press. 1962 [26 March 2013]. ISBN 0-520-07186-7. OCLC 637004643. (原始内容 (PDF)存档于2019-09-26).
外部链接
- Rimrocker Historical Society of Western Montrose County (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆)
- Montrose County (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆)
- Online memorial to Uravan, Colorado (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆)
- EPA Uravan Uranium site Fact Sheet
- Center for Land Use Interpretation. Uravan Disposal Cell. Perpetual Architecture: Uranium Disposal Cells of America. [2013-05-03]. (原始内容存档于2021-01-14).