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Correspondence between Catherine May and Constituent Paul H. Adriance regarding the Danger of Nuclear Reactors, 1961

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Title	Correspondence between Catherine May and Constituent Paul H. Adriance regarding the Danger of Nuclear Reactors, 1961
Subject	Legislators--United State--Archives United States--Politics and government--20th century--Sources Nuclear reactors
Author	Bedell, Catherine May, 1914-2004 Adriance, Paul H.
Description	In this letter to Catherine May, constituent Paul H. Adriance expresses disbelief at the Idaho Falls nuclear accident, which caused regional nuclear fallout. He claims that the danger of nuclear accidents renders nuclear reactors just as dangerous as nuclear weapons, and diminishes their usefulness in light of this danger. In an interesting notation made by May on the letter, she makes a cost-benefit calculation which justifies the danger associated with the use of atomic plants to counteract the danger of nuclear war. She does not make this direct connection in her reply to Adriance, but tells him that atomic energy is "here to stay" and that necessary safety precautions have been enacted. Interestingly, 2-years later the Atomic Energy Commission shut down the Hanford Site, and it appeared that atomic energy was not "here to stay" in Hanford. Additionally, May grappled with her own perspectives on disarmament.
Date	1961
Publisher	Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm
Type	Incoming Constituent Correspondence
Format of digital manifestation	Original photographic prints were scanned as 300 dpi TIFF files on an OpticBook 3600 Plus scanner. 72 dpi JPEG files were then added to the CONTENTdm database at the WSU Libraries.
Identifier	C304B40e_1-2.jpeg
Source	Catherine May Congressional Papers, 1959-1970; Collection number: Cage 304; http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/cg304.htm
Reproduction	For permission to publish please contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections: (509) 335-6691.
Language	English
Relation	Hanford Site (Wash.)

Title	Page 1
Subject	Legislators--United State--Archives United States--Politics and government--20th century--Sources
Publisher	Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State<br>University Libraries: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm
Format of digital manifestation	Original photographic prints were scanned as 300 dpi TIFF files on an OpticBook 3600 Plus scanner. 72 dpi JPEG files were then added to the CONTENTdm database at the WSU Libraries.
Identifier	C304B40e_1.jpeg
Source	Catherine May Congressional Papers, 1959-1970 Collection number: Cage 304 http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/cg304.htm
Reproduction	For permission to publish please contact Washington State University<br>Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections: (509) 335-6691.
Language	English

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