Dr, Rabi asked if any action had been taken to set up a group for
theoretical studiesin magneto-hydrodynamics.
Dr. Johnson said that
there was a research contract at NYU which would involve use of the
computing facilities,
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At 3:05 p.m. Dr. Smyth left. the meeting,
Commenting on the proposal to make Brookhaven entirely unclassified,
BNL
Entirely
Dr. Johnson said he had a staff paper which recommended against it.
Unclassified?
‘The last item brought up by Dr. Johnson was research reactors.
Research
The
proposed installation at Penn State has been authorized, and authoriza~ _
Reactors |
tion papers are being prepared for one at the University of Michigan.
Because of a reservation of the Reactor Safeguard Committees about the
possibility of reaction between water and aluminum, he was recommending
that the fuel elements in these reactors use stainless steel jacketing,
Dr, Rabi asked how the appointment of Mr, Tammaro as Assistant
Assistant
General
Manager
. fer
Re search
and
Develop~
mers
General Manager for Research and Development would affect the operations
of the Research Division, Brookhaven, ete. Dr. Johnson indicated that.
BNL would continue to report to the New York OperationsOffice, which
would report to Mr, Tanmaro instead of to the Division of Production as
. formerly.
There would now be a person, Mr. Tammaro, who could look at
BNL as a whole.
At 3:25 p.m, Dr. Johnson left.
At 3:30 p.m.. the Committee met with Gol. V, G. Huston, Col, E. T
Weapon
Matters
Mh,
Dorsey, Cdr, G. J. Anderson, Dr. P. 0, Fine, Dr. Darol Froman, Dr, W. D,
Claus, Dr, CG. L. Dunham, and Mr. Murray to discuss the Nevada Proving
Grounds.
All members of the Committee, the Secretary, and Mr, Tomei
were present.
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