The Great Uranium Cartel
Published: Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1982
ISBN: 0-7710-3537-3.
Description:
The Great Uranium Cartel describes an incredible complex conspiracy involving the governments and uranium companies of Canada, Australia, France, England, and South Africa, which, in 1976, exploded over the front pages of newspapers around the world.
This is not just the story of the cartel, secret meetings, U.S. grand jury and governments investigations, lawsuits involving billions of dollars, diplomatic notes and aide memories, cover-ups and gag laws, but an engrossing history of the uranium industry. It looks behind the doors of powerful corporations, listens to high-level government and business officials around the word, reads from some of the millions of pages of documents and court records, to draw the true story.
Reviews:
"Dark dealings in the great uranium caper…[Gray] exploits the shadowy character of his subject by maintaining a lively thread of suspense from chapter to chapter." Toronto Star.
"Solid account of one of the most bizarre episodes in business history." Globe and Mail.
"A tale of blind and misguided protectionism in the U.S., compounded by corporate stupidity on a massive scale." Saturday Night magazine.