|
US DOE ARCHIVES
326 4.8. ATOMIC ENERGY
i,
Scr
7
COMMISSION
ONS
Pe cs Bae
Sve wa
RG
J
OOF HISTORIAN
1132
Collection
Box
R
December 31, 1957
3369
MILITARY
Folder HARDTACK
RESEARCH o& APPLICATION
145%
MEMORANDUM FOR
Admiral Paul ¥. Foster,
Atomic Energy Commission,
GM
Subject:
BEST COPY AVAILABLE
Room 334
HARDTACK=-Biological and Other Effects Studies
I should like to take this opportunity to inquire about the
biological and other effects studies which will be conducted in
connection with HARDTACK. In view of the public relations problems attendant on the test series I think it would be very helpful
to have readily available data on the vsesearch that will be con-
ducted.
I should like to suggest that consideration be given to
the preparation of a document in response to one of the recommendations made by the NAS-NRC' Committee on the Effects of Atomic
Radiation on Oceanography and Fisheries, the text of which follows:
=
-.
a
4«
We recommend that in future weapons tests there
should be @ serious effort to obtain the maximum cf purely
-ecientific information about the ocean, the atmosphere,
. and marine organisms.
' following steps: (1)
This requires, in our opinion, the
In the planning stage committees
of disinterested scientists should be consulted and their
recommendations followed, (2) funds should be made available for scientific studiss unrelated to the character of
- the weapons themselves, and (3) the recommended scientific
program should be supported and carried out independently
of the military program rather than on a "not to interfere"
basis.
(Page 82, Summary Report to the Public, National
Academy of Sciences-National Research Council, The Biological Effects of Atomic Radiation)
QEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW
SINGLE REVIEW AUTHORIZED BY: DETERMINATION (CIRCLE NUMBER(S]
BA sialoldees iyfie
REVIEWER ADD):
NAME:
DATE:
tL.
~
U2 ey
2
1 CLASSIFICATION 227AINED
2. CLASSIC ATION CHANGED TO:
SLCONTAINS NO GOC CLASSIFED INFO
COOK DHALATE
ITH:
O)cuassicicaton CANCELLED
CLASSIFIED (NFO BRACKETED
7.OTHER (SréCiew ts
196366
Ihilip J. Farley
CSUPeet fs
OPENNET ENTRY
Enferedan
a
ay
penNet
Date:
Cl Not Autnonzed for Public Agiease
By
Data.
pos AREHIVES