C aA GeCeer SECURLY 2 IAA (...3 Dr. Leuriston S. Taylor, physicist, National Buresu of Steniurds (Chairmen of committee) Le a) Dr. Nicholes M. Smith, Jr., theoretical physicist, Operations Research Office, Johns Hopkins University, contractor for U. S. Army . Dr. Ecward Teller, theoretical physicist, Los Alemos Scientific Leboratory, and University of Chicago Institute of Nuclear Studies Dr. Joseph Kaplan, geophysicist, University of California at Los Angeles Dr. Leo Marinelli, radiologist, Argonne National Laboratory Col. Benjamin Holzman, meteorologist, U. S. Air Force Dr. Sterling Hendricks, soil scientist, U. S. Department of Agriculture beamed L Dr. William Urry, physicist, U. S. Air Force, AFOAT-1 Dr. Donald Rock, mathematician, U. S. Air Force, AFOAT-1 Dr. Sverre Petterssen, meteorologist, U. S. Air Force, Air Weather Service Dr. Shields Warren, Director of Biology and Medicine, U. S. Atomic Energy Commission fa effects es well. A report of the committee's Geliberaticns is being pre- pered for the information of the Commission. (End of Q@eetehsection.) Radiation Protection for Atomic Energy Workers (Bees Tne Commission's policy with respect to providing radisticn protection to etomic energy workers is vbesed on all accumulete both historical and experizentel. For certain kinds of rad iH vu amend bmn At a 2-day meeting in late November the committee reviewed tentative findings on long-range effects end went on to consi¢er short-range (semen wand DOE ARCHIVES The committee has been assisted by members of the Commission's staff. —L permissible levels to which workers = 2 F take one exexple, is more hazardous than had earlier been essumed. Reayation of engineering design standards for_radiation protection in AEC n rf 5 tellations Coes is not warrenteé at this tine.t/ (End of NENQEIIOSS sec - spd Fony e 4 On the otner hanc, there ere indications that exposure to neutrons, to tion.) Design criteria for protective construction (UNCLASSIFIED). Personnel protective features of existing Commission plants neve been studjeé and design criteria for new plants are being formulsted whicr will be related to vulnerability to enezy attach. Plenrning for emergency facilities. Csenedien rercris of the explesion ae vear ego in the Chelk Fiver chemical rrocessing plant have prompted certain Gesign changes in first-eid facilities planned for Sandie and l/ Tne basis for this conclusion was set forth in greeter cetsil in a statement furnished the Joint Ccxmmittee on cune = oe - = . ae ~ I oe = TE ee . - - - . + Tey. :> : 2 . 7 x . . woe . - anes oe a ~ ea - ~—* «~ oo. - ~~ ~ - > - San 19, - . 2m - ~ -Oe 1S52. a - . ~7 + - > * ~. . 5 - - + -