The Gunnar mine, mill, and town-site were built in a remote location in northern Saskatchewan, on the shore of Lake Athabasca. Like most mining communities the town boomed, first with construction workers and miners, and later with families. When the Gunnar mill construction was completed in the fall of 1955 it doubled Canada’s uranium production capacity. By 1956 the Gunnar mine was the largest uranium producer in the world. The Gunnar town-site was built to serve the mine and mill and at one time had a population of about 850 people. By 1964 it was a ghost town. The Gunnar mine produced over 5 million tonnes of uranium ore, nearly 4.4 million tonnes of mine tailings, and an estimated 2,710,700 cubic metres of waste rock. Following closure in 1964, the Gunnar site was abandoned with little remediation and no reclamation being done. It has been referred-to as “the second greatest environmental disaster area in Canada.” Forty years would pass before the governments of Saskatchewan and Canada reached an agreement to fund the remediation (clean-up) of the Gunnar site, and contracted the management of the project to the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC). At the time of writing this book the clean-up was well underway, with several years of clean-up activity remaining, and a further expected 10-15 years of monitoring activity before the site is expected to be released into a long-term management and monitoring program.

Gunnar Uranium Mine: Canada's Cold War Ghost Town

History

Schramm, Laurier L.

Americas

Gunnar Uranium Mine. Canada's Cold War Ghost Town

Early in the 20th century, the advent of industrial research councils brought organized research, development, and technological innovation to North America. Such organizations, now usually referred to as research and technology organizations (RTOs), focused on research and development aimed at helping industry develop and advance, and they were critical to the evolution of the modern approach to technological innovation. One of Canada’s first RTOs to be established was the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC), and it has become one of the most enduring. This book traces the evolution of SRC from its first efforts in the 1930s, through several distinct eras comprising its re-start mode in the Early Years (1947-1955), its Building Years (1956-1972), Maturing Years (1972-1983), Commercial Years (1983-2000), and New Millennium Years (2001-2017).

Research and Development on the Prairies: A History of the Saskatchewan Research Council

Saskatchewan Research Council

Research and Development in New Brunswick: A History of the Research and Productivity Council

Science & Math

Cook, Eric

Technology

New Brunswick Research and Productivity Council

Until now colloid science books have either been theoretical, or focused on specific types of dispersion, or on specific applications. This then is the first book to provide an integrated introduction to the nature, formation and occurrence, stability, propagation, and uses of the most common types of colloidal dispersion in the process-related industries. The primary focus is on the applications of the principles, paying attention to practical processes and problems. This is done both as part of the treatment of the fundamentals, where appropriate, and also in the separate sections devoted to specific kinds of industries. Throughout, the treatment is integrated, with the principles of colloid and interface science common to each dispersion type presented for each major physical property class, followed by separate treatments of features unique to emulsions, foams, or suspensions. The first half of the book introduces the fundamental principles, introducing readers to suspension formation and stability, characterization, and flow properties, emphasizing practical aspects throughout. The following chapters discuss a wide range of industrial applications and examples, serving to emphasize the different methodologies that have been successfully applied. Overall, the book shows how to approach making emulsions, foams, and suspensions with different useful properties, how to propagate them, and how to prevent their formation or destabilize them if necessary. The author assumes no prior knowledge of colloid chemistry and, with its glossary of key terms, complete cross-referencing and indexing, this is a must-have for graduate and professional scientists and engineers who may encounter or use emulsions, foams, or suspensions, or combinations thereof, whether in process design, industrial production, or in related R&amp;D fields.

Emulsions, Foams, and Suspensions: Fundamentals and Applications

Reference

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Wiley-VCH

This manageably sized dictionary covers theory, experiment, industrial practice and applications for nanotechnology, colloid, and interface science, as well as much of what is now termed materials science. The comprehensive information is presented in several sections and formats: dictionary of terms, classification tables on colloid and nanomaterial types, and sub-term glossaries for specific phenomena, properties and methods. It offers both newly-coined as well as older terms whose meanings have changed, providing acronyms, synonyms, famous names, selected abbreviations, and cross-references. It also contains a historical overview, units and symbols, and a separate literature section for further reading and following-up on specific topics. An authoritative reference, vital for unhindered communication and knowledge transfer in this fast-growing and broadly interdisciplinary field.

Dictionary of Nanotechnology, Colloid and Interface Science

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

This is the first book to provide an integrated introduction to the nature, formation and occurrence, stability, propagation, and uses of the most common types of colloidal dispersion in the process-related industries. The primary focus is on the applications of the principles, paying attention to practical processes and problems. This is done both as part of the treatment of the fundamentals, where appropriate, and also in the separate sections devoted to specifi c kinds of industries. Throughout, the treatment is integrated, with the principles of colloid and interface science common to each dispersion type presented for each major physical property class, followed by separate treatments of features unique to emulsions, foams, or suspensions. The first half of the book introduces the fundamental principles, introducing readers to suspension formation and stability, characterization, and fl ow properties, emphasizing practical aspects throughout. The following chapters discuss a wide range of industrial applications and examples, serving to emphasize the diff erent methodologies that have been successfully applied. The author assumes no prior knowledge of colloid chemistry and, with its glossary of key terms, complete cross-referencing and indexing, this is a must-have for graduate and professional scientists and engineers who may encounter or use emulsions, foams, or suspensions, or combinations thereof, whether in process design, industrial production, or in related R&amp;D fields.

Emulsions, Foams, Suspensions, and Aerosols: Microscience and Applications

Chemistry

This reference provides brief explanations for the most important terms that may be encountered in a study of the fundamental principles, experimental investigations, and industrial applications of nano- and microscience, including colloid and interface science. More than a dictionary, the book also provides information on properties, units, equations, techniques, and pioneers in the field. The comprehensive content covers both current and older terms, complete cross-references for the most important synonyms, abbreviations, and acronyms, and numerous tables for the quick overview. An authoritative reference, vital for unhindered communication and knowledge transfer in this fast-growing and broadly interdisciplinary field.

Nano- and Microtechnology from A-Z: From Nanosystems to Colloids and Interfaces

Vch Pub

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