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YAM MATT AM DISTRICT OAK RID BE,TEN MES SEE CORPS OF ENGINEERS OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER MEXOUUDDUE6to District Engineer, Manhattan District, Oak Mdge, Tennessee. Proposed Purchase of Betatron by %Chester Project, 1. The inclosed progran submitted by Dr. A. E, Dowdy, Director of the Rochester Project has been reviewed by this office. the the reorganization of the Zochester program, personnel and the like makes available the specified sum of $l7SrCXQ from the overall Rochester budget of approximately @,200,000. consideration of the fact that unlcnm hazards from the use of these instruments will arise in the.District area in which they are being installed. The hazards related t o those energies delivered by the Betatron are unInawn, The information necessary f o r the control of such hazards can be obtained only in a carefully conducted research program such as that proposed It is understood 2. The need f o r t& new medical research program is apparent upon 3* According t o the recommendations of the Advisory Committee, the overall planning of the biological 2rogram should be made on an extended ( 5 to u) year) basis, Inasmuch as it reqyizes approximately one year t o construct and install the necessary apparatus, it becomes imperative t o a c t upon this proposal at the earliest possible date if results are t o be expected at the earliest possible date, Aqproval for this plan is requested pr d ded that the followFng conditions specified in Dr. Dmdy's original program are met. a, "provided that the cost of the Betatron and accessory equipment can be financed from our present allotments without an additional appropriatian t o supplement our present contract. housing facilities for the Betatron from sources other than the Manhattan c. Provided that the operating budget for the Betatron research program came from the present project budget as allotted under our present contract until June 30, 1947. Subsequent Ut ric t support subject t o con= tractual agreement a t that time.11 be Vrovi&d that the University o f Rochester can furnish adequate
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Subject: Proposed Purchase of Betatron by Rochester Project. h Oct 1946, 5. If necessary this proposal may be referred t o the Msdical advisory Committee under Dr. So L. Warren f o r a recornendation. Colonel, Medical Corps, Director, Ikdical Divis on.
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ADDRESS REPLY TO : QE FER TO FILE NO. ErDa CORPS OF ENGINEERS OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE
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