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vavannan jtiver

A member of the 3ranch met with representatives from the U. =

Public Health iervice, Division of Reactor Jevelopment, Wilmington ALC

Office and Quoont vampany to consider the Ji°rS scroposal for a strean
study on the jJavannah iiver as related to stream uses. The study will
be conducted in such a way a3 best to meet the needs and resnonsibilities

of the Public tiealt:. service, the states involved, and tne AzC, including
the hydrological, onysical, cnemical and biolo ical characteristics of

tre river a3 tuey affect treatment of the water for reactor coolinz,

domestic and other industrial uses. Other effects, sucn as those due to
imooundment by reservoirs under construction, discharge of sewaze and
industrial wastes, etc., are al3o to be studied. To wesh with the Pu.il..
studies will se another, more elaborate survey of the biolorical aspects
of the river to be conducted by the Philadelohia Academy of Science
under contract wit: Dunont. Insofar as is oractical,aeabers of the
biolozy devartments of the Universities of jeorgia and of South Carolina
will be ineluded in the Latter study.
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FCDA rropoial for Particination in Veanon Testa
Following vreliminary discussluus by representatives of the Division
of, dilitart Application, Information services, and this 3ranch with
Federal Civli Defense adcinistraion liaison ard research personnel,

Go.ernor Caldwell submitted to tne Uormission a proposal snecifyine Pou,

requirements for information and data fron future tests. The prorosal
aas been referred to the Jivision of “ilitary Application for orenarutic.
of a reply to be considered by the Cosmission.

British Particination ii "Jeapon Tests
Pod OFFICIAL Ula GHLin
Througn informal discussions with TCDA personnel, tne Sran¢ch learned

tiat Britisn Civil Jefense representatives halé exnregsed a desire

particioate in the ALC testing program.

Previously an official recuest

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for the
testing of Anderson (family-type) shelters at Gperation Greenhouse

nad been received throuch military channels.
by Joint Task Foree 3,

This re:uest was not anoroved
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