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The first session of the initial meeting of the newly appointed Advisory Committee for Biology- and Medicine tothe the Gomussion Building i n Washington, D, C, 4L,September 12, 1947; in Room 213 of I / Present for the lw nary remarks by the Commissioners, General Manager. and Staff ; (b) general discussion of t h e functions, objectives and operation of the Mvisory Conyittee; (c)relationship of the ndvisory committee tothe Coimission and the Medical. Director; (d) considera- ! tion of memuranda, letters and inquiries addressed tothe Commission for the attention of the Advisory Committee; (e) compilation of the panel of names from which the Commission could select a Medical
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of the Conmission and discussed the organization'of the Commission together with an explanation I ,of the various field offices throughout the United States presently in operation. Mr, Ililson stated ' that the Comkssion was extremely a dous to receive the recomendations of the Committee regarding the appointment of a &dicaL Director, He pointed out that the - %dical Director would be a member of the General Manager's Staff and would head the proposed Division f o r Biology: and Medicine. staff directors had been appointed and that the Commission was contemplating setting up a Division for Raw Materials, Mr, Wilson remarked that the a visor y Committee would be looked tofo r- the He stated that all the other forinulation of basic broad policies related to medical, biological and physics problems facing t h e Commission. the relationship of the Advisory Co kt tee to the Medical Director It was his opinion that would be very flexible and would develop along mutual lines and these relationships would be adjusted from time t o time t o conform t o - the best interests of all concerned,
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tothe Committez sow of th z fm ct ions of his Division and pointed out the mutual problem which will exist bctxeen his Division and lt h e new a i vision for Biology and bkdicine, concern at the present time for the Commission in mz tter s pertaining He emphasized thd deep to health physics and the gae ral medical problems related to the Commission' s operations a t various laboratories and facilities. The relationship of the GGnr;ral M visor y Committee tothe Commission and the Director of Research 'was explained, 4 Organization and Personnel, discussod a mmorandum dated September 1947,'op the subject of health physics. Mr, Waller stated that it essential for the Commission to take immzdiate steps to establish acceptable maximum pcrnlissible tolerances for the protection of workers engaged i n production adr csa urch activities involving radioactive included inthe Atomic Energy Conmission Regulation No, 3,Part av, the Committee for suggestions conczrning the bz st course of action by the Comnission arid if (1)t he tolerance standards to be adopted by the Commission should be formulated by an outside .-gency, such He pointed out that the standards presently in use are as the National Cormnittee of Radiation Protection or if, (2) the Conmission should establish a comnittee o r group within its presentorganization to cst;blish radiation to lm ance standards s mendation on this proposal was made'by the Committee atits second
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A t 11:OO A.K.,all the Coimissioners and Staff members left the meeting, The Committee then discussed the responsibilities and relationships of the Advisory OommitCee to the U o miss ian and The First Session adjourned a t 12330 P.M. The Second Session was opened by the Chairman a t 1:OO P.M., .at which time 'an accumulated file of oorrespondence and inquiries addressed t o the Commission and o f ' interest to the Committee ware read and discussod. mont a 1 Tho manorandm from R. W e Uook, Deputy Manager, Farm Fidld Operations, Oak Ridge, addressed t o Mr. Carroll L, Wilson, which proposod t h s ostablishmcnt of an oxporimontal farm a t Hanford was rocomonded that oonstruction and gonoral plans for tho Exporimental Farm bo disouqsod with the Buroau of Animal Industry and Stato Expcrimontal Station. for %Go us0 of suoh a largo number of animals and whether tho porTho Committee Inquired as totho reason sonnol wns adequate for the study, Dr. Grogg suggested that the Committee fprmulato an answer forMr. Wallor regarding his memorandum on health physics discussed attho first sossion. Dr. Hastings proposod tho following recom- .mendation, which was secondod by Dr.Stahn and unanimously passod:
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It i s roconmnded that tho Atomic Energy Commission utilize th e--_--- --- services of tho National Cormittco on Radiation Protect io n---- f o r-- -- -_ a n oxprcssion as t o --t h e odcquacy of to ler an co standards pertain ----- mmbcrship of thc National Cornittoe for Radiation Protection Dr. Beale suggested that the include ro prc sent ation of the genetic viewpoint .Be suggostcd Drs. Domoroc, Stad lor, and Zdullor should be included on tho oomrnittee. This ms socondod by Dr. Stakman and approved by the Committoo, It was tho unanimous opinion o f tho Committoe that this proposal would not involve i a it i ation.of rosoarch on tho problom by tho National Cornnittoo on Radiation Prot Qc tion at Medical Diroctod Opcrations, askcd tho Committoe for assist a noo in obtaining a ldodical Director for his staff. tor would. sot up an organization to handlo ho al th physics, modical and biological roscarch and modical admin is tr qt ivo proJ!r, Tylor stressed tho uniquo modicnl opportunities at Los Alamos and pointcd out that tho long rango modical plans for Los.Al mos are bcing held in a bq an co pending tho sb lect ion of brlr, Tylor loft the Uommittoe mooting Dr. Gregg openad the discussion on the various methods of solo c tion of a panol of namos t'o be submittod to tho Com d ssl on
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for oonsidcrntion a s tiedical Director. The Comnitt'co discusscd th equal if icc t ions dcomed dc sir nbl c by the candidate . agrocd that the Xcdiccl Director should. be first md foromost a names for physician and liavo a good biological beckground witha knavlodgo hle d i ca 1 of physics. Due to the welt h of competent physicists within Direct orthe fronowork of the Conmission,' it was agroad that the Modidal AE C Director would not; requires po cia l a%tainment i n physics. ,of t h o Committ eo Iientscrs suggestcd candidatas .and twenty-five names woro initially id mt if io d. bo reduced toten names (thoso individuals are hdi cate d by an It was agroed that tho list as to risk and are -n ot listed in any pro fer on tid ordor).
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List of Five Pref er enki cl incn i n Frafercnt;ril order for the post of Fcd ical Director t o-I-___ tho Cormission. Those names rccoracndod in order of proferonce The Cornnittoo also recommended the following -candidates-- in pref cr on tin lard or for consid oE tion as Medical Director for the Office of Santa Fe Directed Operatlonsr A t 4r15 P.L, Mr. Wilson rcturned totho committee room and was advised 8s to th a panel of nmes for considerntion by It URS ug re cd,bythe Cornnittee that until the first of tho vezr. m eot in m would be held on the socond Saturday of each month and that nf to rth c first oftho year, moetingswould bo held evorv two months on the socond Fridav and Snturdiw. , Thcrcforc, than ox t KLcoting of tho Cornrnittce would be' held in Washington, D. C., on October 11, 1947. The meeting adjourncd a t 4255 P.M.