-5- current status of plans for future continental weapons tests. Repre- sentatives of AEC, the Department of Defense, and the Federal[-Civil — Defense Administration were in attendance. Items included: _h2) Proposed participation of FCDA in Operation TEAPOT; (b) Military projets in Operation TEAPOT on weapons effects, phenomena measurements, Bnd a limited thermal radiation program; (c) Consideration of procefures for comparing FCDA and military effects projects. FCDA plans include additionaleffects data on residence, components of buildings, structures, civil defense training simil Desert Rock maneuvers, and an "open shot" with public news mq@dia repre- sentatives. It is proposed to enlist private industry suppoyt for the FCDA program at the ratio of 10 private dollars to one goveryment dollar. A number of meetings will be arranged in the future to coordination for each agency's requirements. FCDA indicated planning would be accelerated in order to complete prelimin Screening Committee. Briefings for life Insurance Association of America. ( The AEC at the request of the Federal Civil Defense Administ¥ation arranged a classified briefing for the Civil Defense Committee of the[Life Insurance Association to acquaint the group with the responsibilities qf civil defense aS related to the national security program, Representativeg of the Divisions of Raw Materials, Production, Military Application] and Reactor Development presented material. In this connection, the Ass@ciation was also briefed by the Central Intelligence Agency, Department @f Defense, and Office of Defense Mobilization, and plans to introduce te subject of civil defense responsibility at their Association meeting inJthe spring. Radiation Instruments Program Neutron Instrumentation. (UNCLASSIFIED) The Division sponsored an informal conference on neutron instrumentation on January 28] for an exchange of ideas on the problems associated with neutron dosifietry and possible new instrumentation approaches to this field. The fiscussion group consisted of representatives from AEC research groups the radiation protective aspects of neutron instrumentation.] covered were: (1) review of the neutron measurement problemsf Engaged in Items (2) reports on the performance of presently available instruments; and (B) current developments and possible future trends. The conference provided an opportunity to bring the ous research groups together to effect closer coordination, and to direc efforts toward new approaches in research and development of neutror instrumentation. DOE ARCHIVES: