Join hw Derry Be -\- - . 4 a “Toveavear 15, 1950 Teennical Coorsination A Pequess vas tecelive 3 ree she Jantord Joerations Wize for ait in securinc a uicrovarograon capacle of detectiny and recording “mrbe chanves in oressurs. The Jivision of “ilitary Asolicaclon, Wale was remucctoa to ueberiine tue jossivilitc: oF obtaining one of trese instrwients develoned sy the .aval Ordnance Laboratory under contract to the Air Torce, vill coordinate the loan betivcen one Air -orce and cianrorde fhe Sanit Sneinsceriny Desartient of Jonnsefonkins Universit; remlested infornation froa the Srancn on recommended tyne ediuloment to Se used in cheec’zsins radioactive levels in tne exhauss stacris of contanineted waste disnosel equioment in connection -lth a contract which they nave “lth the Yormission. Since satisfactory equipment of this tyme is not commercially available, they were rererred to three exserts at Commission installations -vyho have Tr * a un desizned and ised instrments for shese nurmosese Production Bnvineerin of sadlabion Instruments Plans|are uncerWay Lor 4ube oroduction ensineering develonnent of survey meter of the oroton recoil tyne Secause of she extonsive interest in this instrument ov Commission installations reouirin: reliable fast neutron survey equioment, this project will be given Alin orlorlLty. Under consideration for oroduction develooment is a zamia scintillation counter also cesimed at Dak Vidge National Laboratory which not only is one of tne most sensisive instrusents develsped to date, out is ercsrenely stable anc relianle, his sortable instrument tives a resvonse bo backsround oF annrovimately 20,009 councs ser minute vhus nemaltcine a stavisticcliy reliaole inetuod of detecting siiail percent cnansese The dossibility oF usin: this instrument to devect suugsled nuclear weanons “rill be investizated. e6ebving witn Industry wenresentatives of the Netional tadiac Comany, a nevly formed orsanization, visited the Zranch to discevss the vossibility of obtaining Commission supvort of a scintillation zhnosnhor crystal sroving orojecte A new orocess is slanned to oe used to produce both Larver and clearer scinvillators than sossiple oy the usual nrocesses. The feasibility or this orovran is oelns decernainede As described in 15 above (in trip.) = DO® ARCHIVES