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. APPENDIX "3B"
PROGRAM 2,0 — BIOMEDICAL
1.
GENERAL
The fundamental objective of this program was to obtain information which
can be used in planning effective madical care for the victims of atomic warfare,
and for the victims of industrial accidents in nuclear energy plants.
2.
FACILITIES
The physical facilities of the biomedical program on PARRY ISLAND, ENIWETOK
ATOLL, consisted of personnel and administrative buildings, animal quarters and clinical laboratories, a total of 51 buildings.
3.
ANIMALS
Careful care and attention was given to the breeding of swine, dogs and
mice in the tropical climate to insure the development of pure strains suitable for
At test time, animals to be exposed were healthy and remarkably con~.
test purposes.
sistent in their response to injury.
‘The extent of participation -of the animals in
the four tests is- shown in the following table:
Shot
Projects
Number of
Micet
Dog s*
Swine
Stationsi#
DOG
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1,170
0
0
16
EASY
16
11,390
164
178
173
GagORGHs
8
1,230
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1
0
16
0
8
13,799
180
200
257
TOTALS
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2%
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[Includes necessary control animals.
Actual number of structures in which material Was placed on the shot islands,
EXPOSURE EQUIPMENT
Five types of exposure equipment were designed and procured for the experi-
mentation; cylinders, hemispheres, thermal shelters, high dose stand types and foxholes,
All of the units were satisfactory except for one foxhole (400 yards from
ITEM ground zero) which partially caved in.
There was no general failure of any
equipment, although some of the closest phantoms were damaged by flying debris and
some of the electrical circuits failed because of extessive humidity on GEORGE shot,
The cylinder and hemisphere units were very satisfactory and provided a unique basic
design for exposure equipment to be used in tests of this sort.
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