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Dr, Stafford Lt. Barren, Direster
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TENTATIVE PROMRAR POR|NEE? WieVacdé TEST SERIES PROPOSED BY
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it has been sizgestod by Hr. Rovevt L. Corsbie, Division of Biology
and Medicins, Atomic Energy Commission, Wossinsten, D.Ce, during a reeant, telephone convergcation that proposed prop cts for the next Nevada
Test Sordas be suimiticd az soo as poccibls (even before ths canplete
roperts on tha lest fiold pregran are iietrivuted).
These proposals are
to incliade a resilstic estimate cf budzet 21] personnel requirements.
waged on pass experiences, it would be practical first to obtain an
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estimets of the secre and budget fer gsnerel field psoblers which pese
@ibly will te the responsibility of the 7.B.M,
The general problems
which may be proposed oy the D.3 Me wo1ld neve integrated with them such
additional fleld projects as have been renemnevied by this group for field
test estudics and sppreved by D.B.M.
An erexole would be: if it is desired
by the DoE... te acterd the Dact and Tarticuiats studies cn ea systemic
operational oasis to 200) miles from Griurd “ere, this would require a budget quite different trom the tentative
prepocal that is ortlined below.
It therefore, would be mest helpful if ce could first deternine what the
D.B.ife'a thinking is aleng this line vid ti3 eatinated budgetary limitaticns.
Tho tentative proejacsts suisaitted ure the combined efforts and
thorvghts ef the nevsonnel of this Tdivicten -shich resulted frea numerous
disezesiona consemniing the data obteinud fre the previoue field and current laboratory srograms.
Tt is ocr
ovinicn that
these prefcts encome
pass proolems which are of interoes to Doo.4, F.C.D.A. and the Test
Cregecnigation, and “ave not bcen aubtecsed ta
rrelavec andedeqauate.
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