"Am, . wR hes . ear oe od aed Rodney L. Southwick, Asst. Director, Publis Information Service Jone 25, 1956 Charter Heslep, Publis Inforuation Service RADIATION DICIDENT AT LASL SYMBOL: ISP:CE LeCompte called at 3:L0 pom., dune 22, to report that in Bayou Canyon, during @ rela experiment on dime 21, @ piece of blotting paper being used "blew around the room” and 10 persens, including a ZIA janitor,: were exposed to radiation. Immediate checks at health center showed that none “needed medical attention", and all were within permissible limits. Pressed for details, LeCompte said two of the ten involved got the “maximum” dose and could not return to this particular work. Neither LASL or ALOO will issue an announcement of this incident but will answer inquiries by confirming, and if necessary, giving names of persons involved. Most likely inquiry will come from the Sante Fe New Mexican reporter at Los Alamos. s. This handling was approved after eonference with you, Glark, and the above telephoned to Hahn in DMA, ee C. L. Dunham, Dir., Mill D. F. Hayes, Chief, S&FP, OhP M. Salisbury, Dir, DIS D. Clark, Chief, ISB, DIS R. Elliott, Dir, ID, ALO g> 0_SS ood el swt 9ne <ori no 5000132 MICE, HEALTH & SAFETY 074909 .