been completed in connection with reports that sheep had
Ween
allegedly injured by fall-out particles during the spring 953
test detonations. The unusually heavy losses of sheep grazing
several thousand head. Investigations, ndstudies of3a
experiments, post-mortem examinations, and studies of range con-
the shee owners. Contes of the report
reviewed in detail to permit discussion
ing included specialists from AEC, U.S.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the
College.
were distributed
dnd
of the findings.
e meetPublic Health Sertice,
Utah State Agricultural
Representatives of the press and a local radio gtation
were also present.
Feasibility Committee--Operation JANGLE.
The Feasibility Committee met in January to review the criteria
and assumptions for radiological safety that were initially estab-
lished for JANGLE in 1951 (surface and underground detona#ions).
Discussions were held on the actual radiological conditio
existed after the detonations. Based on these findings,
and calculations were given of possible radiological con
that would result from nuclear devices of larger yield fo¥
and underground detonations at the Nevada Proving Grounds
surface
Recommendations made by the Committee concerning estdblishment of an operational guide for whole-body gamma radiatidn
for
the generaloff-site population and the continuation of tile
air
sampling and monitoring program for future test series
presented to the General Manager by the Director of the
wi]
be
Research Activities
Project SUNSHINE,
jointly by the Division
A conference was sponso
d Corporation in January
progress of Project SUNSHINE to date and to direct future
in the study of possible world-wide contamination with radi
strontium from nuclear detonations. The project has been
way for several months and includes a world-wide program
Sampling of soils, forage crops, animal bones,
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