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Navy Radiac Set
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| Accession #: | 4046.1 |
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| Title: | Navy Radiac Set |
| Object Type: | Detector, Radiation |
| Participants: |
Dawn Mining Company (user)
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| Physical Description: | Radiac Set, Navy Surplus. 1a - Grey metal box with a latch. Attached metal tag says: AN/PDR-86 / Radiac Set / Navy Department. 1b - Microphone in stand. Attached metal tag says: 3M Company Dynamic Microphone. 1c - repair receipt (in Accession file). |
| Description: | Dawn Mining Company operated the Midnite Mine on the Spokane Indian Reservation and a yellowcake processing mill in Ford, WA between 1955 and 1982. Contaminated structures, soil, and tailings have been buried into deep evaporation ponds at the mill site; the Midnite Mine was declared an EPA Super Fund site and cleanup is ongoing. |
| Category: | History |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Mining (Industry)
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| Dimensions: |
Object H x W x D 13 1/2 x 10 x 10 in
Object H x W x D 7 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in
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| Materials/Techniques: |
metal (Material)
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| Credit Line: | Gift of the Dawn Mining Company |
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