TRIP REPORT
JULY 19,-24, 1971
Monday, July 19th, 1971.
A Conference was held with Mr. Donald Vendricks, Director,
Radiological Crerations Division, NV, and attended by Mr.
T. F. McCraw, OS, Ho..
Items of interest to all concerned
were discussed.
1.
Isotopes Incorporated-Westwood, New Jersey, is an ARPA
Contractor that is investigating the gereral Lackground level
for krepton, xenon, tritun {tritiatec water) tritiated methane.
Santlas collected at 5Cf% cc/rinute until 2.£ cubic meters are
collected.
Stations have been establisned in Las Vegas (for
establishing backaround for the area) in Mercury and at 8 JY
(Mid Test Site).
2.
No results of analyses were available.
A site selection team to Enivetck for Micro Atoll Experiment
(HE, DOD) was accompanied by Mr. Lynch, tIV, and Mr. Costa, WERL,
so as to collect samples and monitor the environment.
A separate
report is being submitted to cover this portion of the conference.
3.
The Radiological Support Division furnishes a Radiclogical
Consultant for all major activities involving radfation and/or
radioactive contamination.
a.
These include:
One man at NTS, full time.
one week periods.
This assignment rotates for
All health physics staff participate except
Mr. Hendricks and Mr. Whitman.