Annual Report of the Board of Directors to the Council of the Oak Rdge Institute of Nuclear Studies, Inc

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The first neetlr?g of the Board of Ei rectors of the %ak Ridge InI cst it ute frm the Zxecutive Ccnnitt2e t o tk.e Soad of Ci rec tod eccording to the action tzken by the Co.mcil a t Its Cctokr, 1946 meetizg. F5c.t t'nougkt t o the s a it cSi lit y of cl-r=.?xgerents for tine c & : iz is t ration of W A rese.z.rzh f xiii ties in such c wry :?.s to iris ire th s devclo;-Jr;.er,t on 2

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For tyo yJ?r t cx sc qi ring Juno 30, 1548: Foiom yZ--r terrs ex?,iring Junc 30, 1947: not fixed t-j the So@?xibut :=re l o f t t o thi? Pnsuql Cccncil rnertillg for

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Cn thebes is of these findings, it as unmi.~ocsS;yresolved th z t the 3 0 ~ r dcf Ei rectors of the In st ltu tes hdl see!< 2 cont;.-.ct with the Atmic tions wsre rJzssed rec mending to the Cou?cil the adoption of raenk - ents to The Atocic Znergy Ccixaission hes ban info med of these fix ding sad acti0r.s.

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fecS.ities,the lack of li br zy,fx d ty of lice s,st c dent conferences, axd grdu2te schcoi eqe,-ience for the s tui ants enrolls d in it.' by tha Boerd of Directors at its fi-st nee ting in Fe'crurx-j. of the Institute .md provisions for housing mci c0nductir.g it incs ~ tcble This request wrrs epproved

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This Kernorendun of Understanding, Pzrt I, is m6.e and entered - inga Gr ch zte Treining Progrzn of the Oak Ridge Iz st it ute of Yucl.ear nessee, with the object of utilizing in the doctoral tTain5ng programs 'of eri sting gr z hate schocis the unique fac ili.ties, bot?? of equipment and staff, for gr nd mter es ez r ch 2nd id xu c tion in nuclear and related

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Ci-ectcrcf hst it utc Drior to thc date far course -* & bee credit hours ncy be

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Tke pqose of the Reseerch PL-ticiFation ProgrFm of the Ckk Ridge : z st it uk of Huclepr Studies is to este blis h cr rm gene nts through which : c ~ l o ~ e ~ ti n st it uti on $ CEE pati c ipn te,either et the Clinton Engineer Except i~ tho, czse of crrengements for direct cont rz ct s or egreements xtmen such Ami vs rs it yori x st it uti or s rad the Vnited St cte sBt dc Energy :ion 11, the prcgmn will 3s open t o cny qur l if is d university or other reCre spct of the arooosed ?rogr?z! i3the for nu lzt ion of de tzi led Tfiis--- espect is set 3 m p.pro?rizte steff ?ositior, inc SEW lzbor4xq through tap or pa full forth in dot c il in Sect i cn5 of tb is crop osd.

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e nfl vent of theas & i cmt further consideretion will notify the Inof tha nrt ure of the :?ositions for which he would be considered includ- ,nr-tme of the re swr chop pcr tur i ties involved. 'Institute will then write the sp2licccr.t a d describe in age nerd ad, of The app li cult will be requested. t o indicp-te those pcs it ions in which titub trill rrr:nge with tnc depcrtnents concernad. o r thz Con?ay fron the in fon ? Aim given in the Institute ep.-;licztion, qt bp z t will Se conduc'kd. entirely bet went he r?p?licrat end the comppny. hr rt herne got ict ions concerning they hrm hen cm?lotod, the employer will notify the S a curit y Division of *Cmqensnticn for s ~ c h? os it iom will. be fix zd for ra in divi dud on ler-vc from 3f his ? .mud sdwy dess tha r"lcomt so date mined exceeds the cgproved sclsry *cr the gos it ion in vol wi,inw3ch ccsc only the mc..xizn;m mount in this ;hmugh t:Xs : xo gr ra will be wholly rosgomihlc; t o tho con trm torm d will have 10 oblig - ti cns to the Institute bq on d tiiose nut ud ly q reed u?on for Reser?rcfi 'sr Institut c Fcllovs inP.rtI of the Menormdm of Understmding.

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This special tr,aining progrvn i s intended as a service to university schools, and other organizations who desire to employ labeled at= tech- &pes in their =search prog rms but do not at present have available the per some l or e q @ sent for such work, vill be t:, develop fa mili pri ty with the use of radio cc t iv eisb tops QS e. techique and res ear dh tool in tracer studies, tr zi sing prograzi t o develop an w.derstmd.ing of vzrious resezl-ch problem vfiich hcvz been or could be solved. by mecns of this technique. is it m,ticipzted thct the progrm vill pr duce fully trpined te chic ims iz the use of rd.occ ti ve isotopes. The objective of t h e program It isnot, the purpose of the The progrcn til be widely d vert is i ed throughout ,the Ui=ited.*.States . by mxns of axmunceroents sent to adversities, inc'-ustries, medicd. schools, etc., and through =nnounceznants su'mitted to scientific and technic d Selection of z??licztions will he mde on thebes is of previaus dtted of t!!e inhnt of the institution which they re pre sz nt to establish 0 1cborEtory for isotope tr z cer work. A sccondcry but h port mt consider-' Tr z bees uill priy 2re estr z tion fee of $25.00 for the progrrn cnd Ld2.l &SO de fr zy their own tr..=veliYg expenses, subsistence m d lodging while =-+e foi. t;.,?i?ees. bly dom it my or hotel space be Sc lect i cn of epa i cmt s IX mcde a cdt tee of three con- ,:sistbg of the Zx amt ive Director of the Institute,the Chief of the

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"rt-cctcz cf the I cst it u * k ayd tne Cont rz cte g Officer eszigned t o :;?e mrh cl' tbese re&dsiticcs whether it is t o be filled bj (a) In s tik Ze The Contrecting Cff ice r will deter in e for l o a from another Cmxnission Tbe ten of the school trill be date dns d bj its Director but will - be &cut fcur weeks. Tke stp-rting date will be deterzined by the Director af tbc School, the Exscutive Director of the Institute,ad the Chief of t h Isctooes Eraxh of the Commission s o as t o allow 2suf fic i2r.t 'period The in st mc tion d st&f for the school will be chosen by the Dfrector.

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;rtu-bdevoted to a discussion of the Iz S oratory work t o be perforzed on ri riat z.- moc z ts to the f ono bing topics. exp,*nts. The other two sections will Keet i n the seize uzy prez ql if i ers,scd hg circuits, cathode rpy oscilloscopes, Design of tr z ce rex per he nts : or' succsssful ex per bents ir, microbiology, izedicine, plrat php i ology, zoology, xzetdlurgy, etc. Cenerpl pri hc ip les end exrmfies h cimi ques for qu mt itcz ive de tem hc - tiocs of tracer mounts - Desien of stn.ll R dio iso tow Trzcer hbo rct or v : Principles in tion ber riers,sp s ciel tools, forceps, otc. 1:onitoring proccduras. Cseful spcid. equipment. h diction monitoring cnd v z ming systsms. Precautions required in hmdliog rz dio cc ti ve mabricls. Pre w nti on of lc bor story td erm co cmounts or rctes of intnks for various isotopes. Locction of hoods, design of redicProduction of Isotopes rnd Sources: Cyclotron produced isotopes, Pile pr du cedi so tops. Sqwrctc3d stcue iso tops. hoc urm cnt of Isotooes end Eouiment : These would consist of spc id lcc ture s cn

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The lcbcr?torcl work trill bo des igm d to provide c ctw l eqs ric n ce Its propr USE., rad lir;.it.q.ticns. ' It bill include dnt.2 for dscay cumss pad . by eech t r ? d z e e frm re-dhgs t-ken on his om pocket meter, Atthe conclusion of this tr Tin ing DrogrT. it is proposcd t h - tom ham mxit-m tc chi qu z s of tfis k~pc. Such 2 l.?.bcr;..-to,rywould provs of g s e t vclue in grcducte prcgrcms'of

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Pd hso tcp e ?roeram me initiation of the radioisotope Fr ese cbt ives of the lJ&mrsity of Chicago in th of all of last year adms r = %usi a stic ally received by them. Director of t h e IIealth Physics Division, Dr. Alexander Hollsender, Director of A. 3. C. all offered the services of same of their staff members ina Consultative capacity to the Institute. As a result a committee was formed under *e chi rm n ship of Dr. George Soyd of the Chemistry Division and consisting rad Job A. Bdartout. This conmittae rendered a great deal of assistance to hst it ute in establishing the character of the tra ici ag to be offered =king recommendations for the types of facilities nesded for its conduct. aoyd, Dr. Overman, and Dr, Swartout worked up detailed plans for experi- = = t S - t o be cozducted in the training progrsm and the subject mtitter t o be A=P'dns dzveloped plans and specific st ions for the radiochemical laboratories, cw ting room and lecture demonstration classroom and supervised the work of 1 kcluded in the lecture COmses.v Eke Eswkins i n preparing prelimincry designs for hoods, chemical benches '- *ai other facilities of the Lsboratory. , &Y-by-day contact with the Engineering Design Section of the Atomic Energy :. bs sion in Oak Ridge during the preparation of de tzi led engineering draw- ;-.- &Es for the necessary modifications tothe Laboratory. The Engineering De- . _> r,63 Section deserves high praise for the mmer i n which they assisted in - ee .C-tomicEaergy Commission i n Zashington early in February that this pro- ' p=h=d been approved by the Division and that it m s most urgent that FlasS, errangemeats were mds with the Q k Ridge Ns tio ml Laboratory t o have ! %lPh T. Overran given a six-months leave of absence for the pu qo se of I. Atthe meeting ofthe Board o f Directors on i' t5ining of the Institute, and Dr, Overman accepted this appointment on April iDs tailed plans for equipping the laboratories and classrooms were,. = ".&= for this work. Atthe same time all necessary equipment, sup dies, sad I*&. It mS decided t o hold three four-week courses during the summer with 1 % second course set aside for individuals from the universities cooperatiIt <sthe majority of the work consists of ic divi dual laboratory instruction, 'i'ych!. 46 course- Application plans and a prospectus were sent out early in J'ay !%is group mint a in ed continuous The Institute was notified by the Division of Biology and Med-; cine of Lsrch l3, 1948, the Bard eppointed Dr. Ovtrnnea Acting Head of Special E"?leted for conducting the courses during the sumer of 1948. charge of this progrdm. -leted eC this. time and a construction contract let toRo a ne Andersor, CozpFt-'=nts Were ordered and co nbc t with individuals t o serve as instructors Vfie Division of Biology and Kedicine i n i t s Fellowship progrem. necessary b.reo tr ict enrollment toa mximum of 32 participants i n'i requests far i n excess of t h e 96 vacancies have been received. Tne