Mr, Murray commented on an AEC letter to
Rep-esentative Elizabeth Key replying to questions
from ene of her constituents on the matter of weapons
testing. Mr. Murray poiated out that the AEC reply
referred the reader to a copy of the October 24, 1956,
White House statement on weapons testing. He said
the Commission has never formally approved the
statement and that he disagreed with parts of it.
Therefore, he indicated that it seemed inappropriate
to make use of this statement in official AEC replies
to such inquires, The Commissioners agreed that
this matter should be considered further during the
Executive Session, (See Minutes of Executive Session
of Meeting 1249).
p. Inspection
The Commissioners discussed with Mr, Nelsen
the reactor inspection procedures of the Division of
Inspections. Mr. Nelson indicated that these inspection
are carried out independently from those of the ACRS and
provide the General Manager with an independent judgment
on the safety of the reactors inspected.
Mr, Strauss inquired about the waste disposal
precedures of laboratories and clinics using sizeable
quantities of radioactive isotopes and Mr. Nelson said
he would provide the Commissioners several typical
inspection reports on the waste disposal procedures used
by these institutions.
3.
Executive Session (continued)*
a. National Academy of Science's Study of Radiation
Effects
*Separate minutes for this part of the meeting have been circulated,
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