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We appreciate very much ywr lettar of June 5 reporting on the 91at L n o t e particularly your concern oyer the health and eslrety ospcct. aerociated nfth the Rover progrm, rutd yob may be sure that the Coamission is equally interested La tbesc complex problaaro. The Rover Project i o eeeentiallg a hardware program sponsored by both the National AeronautLcr and Space A Wai at ratio a and the Atdc Easrgy corcllpi6aion, aud the safcty arpecta of t h i o program dictate that certain aafety devices be developed and teated to preclude, rdnimlre, and/or prevent nuclear occideata. The development of thic Nuclear ~ ro pul sio nOffice of iri the' &sign of the rocket e n g b and ~ahicle. Rover will continue to utf ll s s the .ervLcerr, mumpower, and counsel of the H-IXVision at Loa Alarrls ~IIradiologfccrl 8afety matters and Will be carried out in close 1Faieon VLth both the Division of Operational Safety and the Divfeion of Biology and Hedfcine. Aa t o the increased emphaals on fundomental uork in molecular biology in the biology program at LASL, we will bear pur camments i n mind, aoeuring that at one and the aame tLa! thte grrmp elploftrr curtain unique capabilities for the advawenant of biologtcal sciance 85 vel1 u continufag t o miat the needs aaroclatad with the fundamental -particularly in the biomedical field, are especially timely and we art! leased t o note that two scientists from IABL will be attending
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the Harrogate Conference this sm&r and that the number of visit- .ing biomedical scientists to LASL has been specifically encouraged .‘ by the Division of Biology and Medicine. me strong concern you express relative to the lack of stability and continuity of the budget for the Radiation Preservation of Foods Program i s noted. A s you probably are aware, the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy has also expressed concern about the future of this prggram and recently held extensive public hearings on this matter. \!e-b&ssure you that the Commission has a continuing interest in it apd directed a reprograming of funds within the Division of Biology and Medicine and Isotopes Development for the Continuity of ,Fta operation during the current year, FY 1963. It is our intent ’ I financially as necessary to attain desired results,subject, of ‘ .‘ course, t o overriding considerations of the Bureau of the Budget, . Puerto Rico Nuclear Center Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
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rrogate Conference thin surmaer and that the 1 scientists toUSL has been Puerto Rlco Nuclear Center 9