SECRET as UNCHASSIFIED intrinsically mach more expensive than either rains or foods bec reduction of the sample to a measureable form is in itself more Bodies require cremation and soils require extensive chemical ex controlled conditions. In the months of September, Octover, Nov fraction under December of 1953, the Chicago SUNSHINE Pilot Assay group measured samples. This averages about 1 per day. r, end about 100 Of course this include of the technique and the acquisition of the major apparatus nece functioning at the University. However, the samples were acqu period of measurement, and now that the sample acquisition p hand domestically, one can presumably expect many more measurements and a higher rate of measurement from the group. This being only a Pilbt Assay program we can anticipate that a full-scale program pursuing the points more samples. involve Assuming 10 samples per day as a figure, we have spmething between $300,000 and $2,000,000 per year as an estimate for the -scale SUNSHINE Assay. C. How Long Wild the SUNSHINE PROJECT Exist? The conference debated this question at length and coneifted that as far as we can determine at the present time, it must run for aq least two or three years and that during this future period the continuancefof the project be discussed again. (045308 SECRET. eee URCLA SIFIED | ANL