Vulcan Crucible Steel Company, 100 First St Aliquippa, Beaver County, PA
The Vulcan Crucible Steel Company was one of a number of American companies chosen to process uranium for use in the development of atomic weapons. In 1948-49 the company rolled uranium billets into rods for use in nuclear breeder reactors. This work was part of a nationwide fabricating effort immediately after World War II to create atomic weapons as part of President Harry Truman`s 1947 Cold War policy of military supremacy over Russia.
Vulcan Crucible Steel Company, 100 First St Aliquippa, Beaver County, PA
The Vulcan Crucible Steel Company was one of a number of American companies chosen to process uranium for use in the development of atomic weapons. In 1948-49 the company rolled uranium billets into rods for use in nuclear breeder reactors. This work was part of a nationwide fabricating effort immediately after World War II to create atomic weapons as part of President Harry Truman`s 1947 Cold War policy of military supremacy over Russia.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
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Vulcan Crucible Steel Company, Building No. 3, 100 First St Aliquippa, Beaver County, PA
The steel mill equipment in Building 3 - furnaces, cutters, rolling mills, scales - was used in 1948-49 to roll uranium billets into rods for use in nuclear breeder reactors. This work was part of a nationwide fabricating effort immediately after World War II to create atomic weapons as part of President Harry Truman`s 1947 Cold War policy of military supremacy over Russia.
Vulcan Crucible Steel Company, Building No. 3, 100 First St Aliquippa, Beaver County, PA
The steel mill equipment in Building 3 - furnaces, cutters, rolling mills, scales - was used in 1948-49 to roll uranium billets into rods for use in nuclear breeder reactors. This work was part of a nationwide fabricating effort immediately after World War II to create atomic weapons as part of President Harry Truman`s 1947 Cold War policy of military supremacy over Russia.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
