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Ministerio de Industria Manager for International Activities U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Thank you for your letter of December 2, 1968 pro^^sine the extension through December 31, 1969 of the biomedical research pro gram which was established between the U.S. Atomic Erargy Commission and this Junta in February 1966. Our Division of Medicine and Safety is still actively sur veying the whole Palomares area, and work is intended to be done there in 1969 at the same rate as in 1968. I am enclosing a brief summary of the work planned for 1969 in order that your Division of Biology and Medicine may take approppiate program action. As to the authorization of USAEC funds, we find it is very adequate to authorize them through the American Embassy in Madrid in the same manner as has been used hitherto. With kind regards
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Ministerio de Industria Jrxx* de Ekzbgia Nuclear WORK PLANNED TO BE DONE IN THE PALOMARES AREA 1.- Air borne particulate radiactivity surveillance. - Continuation of the 4 points of sampling using filters and controlling the presence of Pu or U in mixed samplers by filters of 10 to 15 days. I.- Continuation of sampling at the agreed depths and in the same periods in order to follow the evolution of Pu or U dilution. II- Tracing the presence of alfa (beta gr gamma) emitters creating a high background in some samples (U,Th, Ra) III- Starting the study of activation analysis and spectroscopy with 3.- Cultivated and uncultivated vegetals.- Recollection of samples of corn, barley and/or wheat, alfalfa and tomatoes, in addition to esparto-grass, rosemary and other types of vegetals, in the periods established for the growth and maduration of seeds, as it was done 4. - Domestic and wild animals .- Continue the study started with snails investigating on the bones, liver and kidneys of homebred rabbits and, if possible of wild rabbits and some birds. 5. - Goingahead with the laboratory work devoted to the improvement of analytical techniques and of radioactive measurements (separation with 6.- If at all possible . and depending on the attitude adopted by the population, measures should he repeated with the whole body counter with those persons who showed-higher values the first time. Experiences employing our own staff regarding the value of radioacti ve dust's resuspension during agricultural works. In this connection, we would appreciate inforndion on the individual samplers designed by Shulte in Dos Alamos. doe archives Maintenance of all instruments used for current work, both in the country and at the laboratories projecting to change the type writers (teletypes) by IBM in accordance with the letters written by Dr. Bru ner and Mr Dean; purchasing an electronic particle computer Coulter 8.- Presentation of 4 papers to the Symposium to be held in Vienna next March, and publication of an special issue of MEnergia Nuclear" de voted to Palomares. It is estimated that the resources can be as hitherto, distributed into 2 remittances a year (on January F and on July 1) ^ A report with all necessary data is being prepared, part of which ha