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remarch program h i c h was agreed upon in our conference with you and with a relatively high priority will conaist of +,bee parts : 1. The developmnt of chemicalFmethods of determining plutonltm In the excreta and in tissues and of ionization mthods c-of detecting plutonium in t h e lunp. _ - 2. -1 aperimentation t o check the methods des3. Tracer experiments on humans to de ted ne the percentage of plutoalun excreted daily. %en satisfactory analflical methods have been developed It ias also decided that the Rachester group shculd undertake will be tunzd over t o another r;Edical groupr presumably the Rochester determine the lethal dose in anizals. a series of experhsnts vith plutonium sup?lied b7this project to E: It is felt tbt a terrporary staff of t e n OT eleven people roill be required to c cq late the above program xithin a rzasonable period of tizs. This rrill includs fcur ched sts, four chczical techthese, it is ?raSab:o tht one chezist and t r p o or three tech.?icians dl1 rerain par=nen;ly vith the 2:edica Group to test for plutonium tn the excreta of the norkirg personr,el. Only th s physicist and txo technicians are ne5ded to coz?lete the pro9osed te q or ary staff; have tfie ac+,i*ritiescf the above groq supa-vised by an advisory cod tte e represecting tie ched str j, physics and Eedical divisions. It is phrned t o Considerable zdditional laboratory spsce will be needed for If the9hil ding can be obtained, this will allon us t o have a room t o hcuse the animls and carry cut dirty operatiofis (ashing and drying of tissue a, etc.) and another for electronics. This zi11 azlouct to abmt 1503 oqure feet? the ag7ox in ate
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ft rill also be nzcessary for us t o have a "counting shack" cutside the Technical Area as ne trill be ccacerned wWn the detcc+,ion of very S a l aniounts of raciioactivity. herratology labozatory (6-1) and the medical ofXics be retained at that Kith tne personnel and ioc ili ties outlined above the progrd.-can be conrpleted in four months. It 13 proposed tkt the present