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Rochester Tcxicity Studies
Dr, Albert continued by discussing thc
_current tcxicologic problems under study at Rochestcr.
He explained
that the Knolls Leboratory had asked them to look into some of the
current problems on rare earths, gadclinium, samarium, etc.
Sandia hac
asked that some toxicolcgical studies be dene of indium, bcth in the
non-radicactive state and also indium 1h.
Dr, flbcrt stated alse that the Labcratory at Rcechestcr plans to
get some stucics going on mercury for Oak Ridgc, because there are
levels of mercury vapor in the air at thc separation plant for the
lithium isctcpes which are pretty high, anc thcy have had about 30
or hO cases of albuminuria.
Oak Ridge Neticnal Laboratory is making
some stremous cfforts to cut down the exposure ccncentrations by increascd ventilation and cleaning up the area.
However, they arc still
worriec about the lcng term toxicity of mercury vapor,
Gasecus Diffusion Plant
Dr. Fly reportcd that at the instance cf the
Division of Reactor Development he visited the Portsmouth arca (Ohio)
for the purpose cf locking into several prcblems at the Gascous Diffusion
Plant,
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