National Uranium Research Evaluation Report

Collection

Identifier: NC1393

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

National Uranium Research Evaluation Report contains the final report of the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory Hydrogeochemical and Stream Sediment Reconnaissance report, produced in 1978, and aerial survey photographs of Winnemucca basin and the adjacent San Emidio desert.

Dates

1953-1978

Creator

Puchlik, Kenneth P. (Creator, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Historical Note

The National Uranium Resource Evaluation (NURE) Program was responsible for the collection, analysis, and evaluation of sediment and water samples from closed basins in Nevada to determine their uranium potential; Winnemucca Dry Lake was one of the basins analyzed. Ken Puchlik, working as a contractor for the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, served as a geologist in the Hydrogeochemical Stream Sediment Reconnaissance (HSSR) program. Puchlik received his BS in Geology from California State University at Los Angeles and an MS in Economic Geology from the University of Nevada, Reno in 1972.

Extent

.83 Linear Feet (2 shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The National Uranium Resource Evaluation (NURE) Program was responsible for the collection, analysis, and evaluation of sediment and water samples from closed basins in Nevada to determine their uranium potential; Winnemucca Dry Lake was one of the basins analyzed. The collection contains the final report of the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory Hydrogeochemical and Stream Sediment Reconnaissance report, produced in 1978, and aerial photographs of Winnemucca Dry Lake.