_ Office Memorandum e UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 4 i? TO - FROM _ ~ Jonn Ae Derr Wy _ a —CCUULVE Aone toBEE | ricer DATE: Sivision of Biolow and ‘edicine “‘oye;nber - LLB ; ooert Le Buvennors, Chle?, fecation instmuients TH fn Srancn, Ulvision oL 3iolo— end. cine SUBJECTS eS.Bog oe VP oa J D3 Pa RS |3uL.oep IGI3 LY bO 5 woes eee SEBOL: 5. Spats a yg t vo — : 1650 L5, -— — i a . F She circulation 52 JA-DET, startingits Yourth year of oublication with tne Joveucer issue, nas climbéd so 621 copies which are dis- triouved¥iriaarily to 4nC instellations and its researcen contractorse However, a Larce Cistribution is maus to the Devartment of Defense, USGS, BEST COPY AVAILABLE. the J. S. Publioc Nealtn Service, and othsr Government asencies navins related interests reauiriny radiation instrusentatione Plans are under way for the production enzineering develooment of an Oak Ridge llational Laboratory cesicned fast neutron survey meter of the oroton recoil tynee 2ecause of che extensive interest in this instrument oy Somalssion installations requiring reliable fast neutron SUrVey equiaiens, tris oroject will be Jiven uivh oriorliy.e alsa uncer consideration Tor oroduction develov:ment is a tanea sciatilla= tion counter, desicned oy Jib, whica not only is one or the most senSitive instrunents develoved to date, out is extremely stable and reliavle. The jossibilitc: of using this instrwaent to detect smugzled nuclear weanons will be investi vatede Plans tor the “act dievion Instrments crancn particivation in \ Greennouse Project Sel are oroceediny on scnedule. ‘. Te Procurenent and industrial VDevelowment Activities nN Ae ca 7 oi] ! os , : = ct. October 31, 1950 4 4 “~ my Accessories Cormmonents Scalers -‘onitors Personnel Production Hncineering and test contracts or purchase orders executed dunber of Itens 5 3 0 0 2 Amount * Sumiary of AEC Procurement Activities for Period October 1, 1950 - 235935 » 3,270 5 6 0 1 L 3 3,116 Survey 3 i300 Total 15 lly 52h Orifice of Overations Centralized Procnrenent Sontracts or =urcenase orders executed Jumoer or itens fynount 0 0 t 3) 2,1h8 hoo we eerGYOre ASSaT ON REVIEW Ms nyiite, il ry ee/ TCLASencaTRoN RETAINEDee —— . fat} 2 CLAssHICATION CHANGED 19; REVIEWER (ADD): NAME: fate:AA Le ba » Wyo -3 1,535 [ay (ScaatsnicatoOMTREB——— [Rereensrrcngn SMT| 3 1 550 LO 3 8,633 | Jy il 44 : me 3. CONTAINS NO DOE CLASSIE: esNOT et i AY 0 0 ‘ am . nen ee roe a Vivir ae. Nee eee ae BAF as den te if j A erBb “ee C hy ol -_ DOB ARCHIVES