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MarenThe:“course “at: Oak.‘Ridge. willbe: participated in:
jointly fy.the.’
' Oak Ridge National-Laboratory. and;the. Cak: Ridge - Institute of .Nu€lear
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"Studies. . Avtentative“Standard:course outlinehas:“been approved ane
Physicianinstructorst course. Planning for ‘the traini
in the medical aspects of atomic warfare has reached the stage
definite dates.for giving the.courses have been established by
training centers and the dates for the remaining one will be s
near future. The courses to. be given.at the University of Roc
Johns Hopkins University Medical School, Argonne National Labo
Western Reserve University are set for the week of March 27; t
sity of Utah, April 3; and the Universityof Alabama, May 1.
Security Resources Board has sent out letters to the Governors
znd Territories advising them of the availability of the cours
. recommending a method of selection of candidates.’
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Arrangements were initiated to include Reed College, Po
logical monitoring instructors are‘to be given. It is planne that Reed
College will aim at developing the course for the Pacific Nor
Arrangements were also initiated to include the Illinois Insti
Technology, Chicago, Illinois, “among the participants in ‘the
monitor training programe -
lishment “
Radiation monitoring teams. In furtherance of the est
of monitoring teams at the various installations and Qperatio s Offices,
interim approval was granted, pending issuance of a directive from the
General Manager, to proceed with establishment of several add ‘tional teams
and to proceed with preliminary organization of teams.
Information Furnished NSRB
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Weapons
Effect Handbook "Hedical Aspects of Atomic Weapons" was submi ted to the
iSRE. This report was released to the press by NSRB, and copi Ss may be
obtained at the Government Printing Cffice for 10 cents. (E
of UNCLASSIFIED section. )
The first report of a series to be abstracted from th
Biology Branch quay
Biomedical program for 1951 tests. Small animal cologi
established on Japtan for the production of experimental ani
used in the 1951 tests. Breeding colonies of dogs and pigs
established. The program will include studies on acute radi
thermal injury, blast injury, biological dosimetry, and gen
cn microorganisms. Considerable effort is now being devoted to developing
containers suitable for housing the experimental animals at he time of
the test.
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