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The minute traces of radioactivity being found by the TANEY expedi~
tion exiet in proportions predicted by oceanographers.
The activity is
much smaller than any which would create a health hazard.
It is expected that the data collected during this cruise will clear
up @ number of presently obscure points in oceanography.
The presence of
traces of radioactivity from the CASTLE series of tests is being utilized
in mapping the course and rate of flow of the North Equetorial current.
The expedition will follow these waters as long as it is possible to
detect the identifying activity.
Valuable information concerning the
depth of mixing of surface waters and the rate of turnover of the deeper
waters should result from these studies,
Commander Albert J. Carpenter is in command cf the U. 8. Coast
Guard Cutter TANZY and the members of the scientific team are as follows:
Dr. John H, Harley, Mr. Robert Morse, Mr. Rudolph Anker, Health and
Safety Leboratory, New York Operations Office, U. 8. Atomic Energy Commission; Dr. Warren 8. Wooster and Mr. Robert Gilkey, Scripps Oceanographic Institute; Dr. Allyn H. Seymour, Institute of Applied Ficheries,
University of Washington,
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