- en ed (Monthly Status teport, April, 1951) - 5 - Biology &% Medicine 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. rat ta ms GF ery Wk Cut PIT Tos ar a ToLlal, cee ay eg ON a CIVIL DSPiatsk LATION. FLAnRCH oe: - 4 ad 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 we 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 GPO 16—55741-1 OFFICE > | DOS ARCHIVES