DOMESTIC such programs were conducted at Harvard, Duke, TRAINING PROGRAM and New Mexico with varying results. The Harvard program seems to have been conducted in (continued ) avery satisfectory manner and the program was reported Lu were veen most effective. At Duke University the program appeared to be fairly good; but at New Mexico, the program results were less satisfactory. All of the last group of students were selected from the state of New Mexico in contrast from the other programs which drew from much larger sections. In addition, the New Meyvico students appeared to have had poor backgrounds whicn may be an indication of the educational level in that section of the country. The establishment of a more elementary course in New Mexico has been considered for next year. A considerable discuaston fcllowed as to the relative merits of adjusting the level of the course to meet the needs of the locality, but no conclusions were reached. 8. A small budget item has been provided for the establishment of a radiobiology lecture series through the National Science Foundation and the American Institute of Biological Sciences. A series of three to five-day lectures are to be provided at universities where such service are not normally available. Lecturers will be furnished from within the AEC program and their transportation and per diem paid during the lecture per- iod. It is expected that lecturers will travel only short distances from their normal headquarters. 9. A small allowance bas been made for establishing isotopes laboratories in some of the schools of public health. A request was made for funds for biology and medicel training reactors, but this program was transferred to the Division of Reactor Development. DBM may request a specific biology or medical training reactor program from Reactor Development whenever appropriate. At this point there was some discussion as to the mechanism by which these reactors would be built and to determine in what way they would integrate into the DBM educational progran. In response to 4 question by DR. BUGHER ar to the power levels of such reactors, DR. DUNHAM explained that a reactor of a few watts is planned. The Argonne National Laboratory had been asked to design such a reactor. It will cost SpProximetey $100,000 including the building. Its flux is about 10°77 to 10° at the surface of the fuel elements and may be used for activation analyses, the production of short-lived isotopes, as a neutron source, for certain small animals and micro-blology studies and also for general edu- cation in health and safety problems. DR. BUGHER remarked that the figure of $100,000 appears to be quite high. A general discussion followed concerning small reactors recently advertised in scientific journals. - 13 -