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The program i n health inet Dr. Parker, the meaical rogram by Dr. Norwood, the program In public health ky Ih.. & i d the program in biology by Dr, outlined and felt that an unusually fine job was being done in all these fields, The remarkably low death rate at Bicwand, even allowing f o r the differenca in age o f population, was especially commented entation was then presented by The Committee eqressed i t s approval of the programs as !he need for expansion of facilities and the proper technical features wag then disuussed, consider eet t lng np Hdord as an additional national laboratory, that It ua; primarily a prodnative center and it a act iv it ee in the field of biology an& medicine ehonld 'be essentially geared t o those of a laboratories for the Invaluable recorda instrumente o f ths health instrumentation group that it vas highljz desirable t o have adequate the roil rclenoe laboratory proJeated wag not a wise a atl vit y to be developed at Hanford, oompetlng for personnel vith already existing faa ili ties was stressed, 1%w a s felt that appreoiable eaonomlss could be made inthe plane for i the projected laboratory bufldinga. The Committee anrphasieed that it WEM not wise t o It was felt that It vas Important t o have fireproof The daqpr of newly developed fac ll it lsU 'Phe relationehip of the research program of t h e Division through the ! Office of Hamil Research was re-examined and it was f e l t declirable t o ! enter Into direot contracts f o r researah with uaiversitiee and other I in st ltu tion a au well as t o operate through the Office of ?lapal haearah, looking forward t o the tfma when the major portion of the program would be rupported through direct contraat. The personnel situation at the Unive;raity of Rochester wae discussed and It uaa felt that continued limitation o f the program there wau addsable in view of th4 personnel now available. The problems of arperlmeatal therapy by thoee holdla$ ooxitraute under the Atonia Energy Commiaeion were dircnseed.and pointed out that It would be difficult for the public to differentiate batwgen work b ne by a given Individual who has AB2 aontraut and i n his. o m cxtpaoitJr. Conraqubtly, it wan felt a 'remponrl'billty devolved upon thoee holdi? ' A30 contraate t o be sure that no queetion could arise wlth regard t o a at irl tie a in treatment of patients, whether done under beC auspiges'
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