(22- John A. Derry‘ 4 (-. August 9, 1950 € equipment. The four commercial companies involved are now pursuing their various programs for production of prototype instruments. The schedules proposed for completion by Janu- . Sn © wy) 4 y a V=2 uing at five AEC installations. 3 Ye 1 Ja , cn Lop e | tion describing the program at each site. \ row . so] The program has now heen completely authorized by an exchange of correspondence as well as by the initiation of a form 1080 HY: a Oo ~S 3s Om SIN mk]. — The status of these projects was not changed during the period covered by this report to justify separate breakdowns of each area's activity. AEC-NRDL Civilian Defense Instrument © mm Effort will be made during the next report period to secure complete and current informa- |\ eee ys Q<5 * 440 AEC Civil Defense Instrument Development Development of civil defense radiological monitors is contin- 5 Do SHO MS ary 1, 1951, remain unchanged, Ce to permit the transfer of funds. been made thus far. No reports on progress have “Instrument Appraisal Program Eight new types of instruments have been received md placed in appraisal stock during the month. (Preliminary catalog sheets for use in describing items contained in Appraisal List No. 2 have been furnished the Publishing Branch at Oak Ridge, and it is expected that reproduction will be completed by August 15, ,. 1950 at which time the new appraisal list will be distributed. Catalog On July 28 the subject material for the Radiation Instruments Catalog No. 2 was shippedto Oak Ridge for printing and distri- bution. The Catalog contains a total of 563 pages; 93 of which describe equipment that is listed therein; and 70 pages consist of the introduction, index of instruments, and related equip- ment. Approximately 85 companies are now listed in Catalog No. 2 as manufacturers of radiation deteotion equipment. It is estimated that the Catalog will be ready for distribution around the middle of September. E. Testing and Inspection Facilities On July 17 alterations of a temporary NBS building were begun to provide facilities for calibration, testing, and inspection of AEC radiation detection instruments by the RIB. Occupancy is anticipated on or about August 15. Approximately 153 square feet of testing space, 135 square feet of effective bin-storage space, and 225 square feet of bulk storage space will be avail-~able. .