d. Research
Mr. D. R, Miller repofited on research projects in
high-temperature chemistry which are supported by the AEC
and discussed with the Commission means of further devel~
oping this program,
ee Biology and Medicine
Mr, Brown reviewed proposals for revising and
expanding AEC programs in Japan, and for assiting Japanese
atomic energy projects, (See minutes of Meeting 1066.)
The Chairman informed Mr, Brown of the OCB position that
Hiroshima or Nagasaki would not be appropriate sites for a
medical research reactor but that other sites might be
acceptable,*
Mr. Brown then reported on the progress of Project
TROLL and outlined proposals which the Commission may
later be asked to consider for a public release on the Pzo-
ject and for declassification of some of its data to perm:
unclassified discussion with Japanesescientists in the near
future, The Commissioners expressed interest in examining
analyses of the Project TROLL data, He also informed the
Commission that the Division would later propose U, S,
collaboration with Japanese scientists in Project NORPAC, a
radiological survey to be conducted in the North Pacific
later in the year,
At this point the Chairman and Mr, Brown left the meeting,
f, Organization and ~ersonnel
Mr. Smith reported briefly on aspects of the
Organization and Personnel program.
At this point Mr, Smith left the meeting and Messrs, Gardner
and Trevithick entered,
*See memorandum from Paul F. Foster on this subject, dated
March 16, 1955, on file in the Office of the Secretary,
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