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numbor of Diu bl in q Injuries9 16 Rumber of Dmya 1 o a t 26 2 18,233 On Auguet 2, 1962, s p - 0 , muttered a amcroliac strain whon mhe turned-. lam 18undry bag right ride hia waa not included i n previour report. she 8topp.d work on Auqu8t 3 and retutnod t o work on Auguat 13. Therm -re no Laboratory €ires durinq thim ro pot t ptiod. 0 . Hotor Vehicle Meldontm Accident Cost per 1000.000 wiles $323.00 $74 .oo "hero mro four Owemmant, vehicle accident8 i n Soptembw. OM Car struck another in it8 rear, ono backing accident, one atriking the open door ofa stationary vohicle, and a three-car accident causing 8bout $SO0 damage t o each veh i clo, including one 1. 8xplomiV.8 Safety I8nbbook wa. completed and dirt ii but ed A lettor dorcrlbing tho rocmnt high prresrun incident and including row dial mma~ure#8nd inprcwod o$mciticrtions uaa prepand and gtvon wid. diBtribUtion. 3. Accidont reporting procrduma and refer en co ~wore
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This deal8 nutnly with r is in for nut ion about ' hf1On. contaminat i o n by H-3 8nd GUX ropreoontativos, and rec0mend8tiOn8 folwardod to th Director. for oomputor facilities) wan revjewed and cements sent to Projoct Suppart Branch a t thoir requeat. e). Ir rte ty program wa8 rubmittod to o(X-3 t n ruggoit tgira for about J year and ahalf. 9. Aman8 of accanplimhing akb or a to ty - vide perimtcr 8UrV.y and criteria for OValU8ting the rerults were outlined by Ray kichr to re pre unt at ive a of a11 Divirionr which are involved. mi8 8Urvey imnw untkway: Its prirpoae i r to rkctermim whmthrt anythinq endangars ?ha general population 8t Terhnical A r m boundari.8. 10. Newrfotter 62-9 wsa distributed. f t der18 with recent kbor8tOCy Lncidenta, high1 lqht i n q inqtances of oversight and A. Evaltmtion and Cmtrol Work Air Saumlina Studiss indicated ne excerrive concant ration@. A special study during ?hat the level excoeded the daily tolerance but wa8 lam8 than tho uriuum p.mmia~ih1.e peak concentration. Am ultramonic cavitation opr arion on beryllium oxide and beryllium - tal handlirg procedure8 at CWX-6 and W - 3 were ovaluatod and found t o be SatirfaCtOty: t h e.I.
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A i r aamplem for lead wore taken during a melting -ration oxent ion drt minat ions. eaaontially no cadmium concuntration in the air: h#ovor, mhott period aampllnq a+ the breathing tone indicatod mncontrationm fram 2 to 6 tiworn the TLV. 4s to ha emtinuod t o evaluate control rocommndationm. A l l mi1V.C maldeting aporationm are t o he follmted by a routine air and wino Air samploa for carhon tatr8ch)arido, carbon dlaulfide 8nd mrcury bier. takon at various tQC8tiOnS.A carbon disulfide smph Was in exc.88 of the omtablimhed TLV, but the operator wore a nspirator and protoc*ivo clothing. Chonical nuthods o f analysis havo kon onployod rtax - 7 rat..er than tho olfactory nu'thodr u0ed for the dotoction of ozone 108km. A naime survoy warn matlo at building 302 a t I Sit. and was found to be within the emtabliahod limit.. Ch8rcoal filters have heen 83 r rtor89. tank for in8poct ion. installed at Th-46, Wing 9, CMR building, and at DP Went. Spocial xenon samplmrm are being mad8 Cor DP west. Vontilstian and exhaumt ttudiem w r o mad8 at Ten Site and
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Six un won fit tod with rampiratarm during thi8 period, and on llym ram train d in tho u w and car. o f omrgoncy rompira toy p to to ct ivo o quip r mt. 1. Cwarimon of part icl a mining cwthodr with HASL and th 3. Silica gel rar pti on at udi or. 4. Up01 ealplinq nrthod for broathinp xona air mBl phr. 1 . Plutoniun in timmuo ramplor. During thio pariod, taw mnlkrr of th Group proeontod papor8 a t tho Rocky mountain Section meting of tho AIWA i n Denvor an " Collection of Sob inoU ql re with Silver lit ra to Ilprognatod ?.pori", 'Catpariron of Ire a thing zolw VI. Oenoral Roan Air &qlor*, In dur trial Haalth Conforonco a t Gatlinburg, Tannoraoo, and pro unto d participated in 8 Work shap on th. ' t valuation and Inhalation a t an Opon ROUM in Cincinnati, Ohio. mreo rrmkrm of tho Group atten8od t h o 8th hnnurl bfoclSr8y and Analytical Choniatry Conforona in Atlanta, Georgia, 8nd a prprr war p rrr on to dont it lod "Plutonium Mmrkrm of tho O r a u p ham participated within tho Laboratory at an mr of 0ducrtionaL program kvotod t o far~liariting'pormarnm1 Onna nkr at tonk d the Tenrwmwe Valloy
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Effective Octobor 1, 1962. Croup H-6 was reorqanited and the descript Ive t i t le of the Croup chanqed to "tnvitonmental Studies*. mora truly & a cri pti ve of the activities of the Group. Th. Special was transferred to the Division Office to hmdle computer programs far tho entire Diviaron. a. work continues on the c lim to ly ical data of Los AI--. h. An abhrcvrated climatological study c we ring a minimum of ten yeat. data i n being prepared for publication. Rnvaronnwntal Radiation (W. 1. Konncdy) J. Germral ( A i r Sanplinq resulta are reported by the samples gave vil u es in mxcess of I x IO-^^ :tc/cc. a . During September none of the air alpha p8rt kUh te b. kta - q amu activity in air and precipitation for AVh8y Minh av Total c. The recording community beta - gam stations and tho d. W i n e eurface and test wl! soureem were sampled. ?luirl Level recorders on tu0 temt w e l h were serviced. a . wamte f?W QI Dui lding warn rout irwly assayed for
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Wilding and DP Uevt were spot sampled and assayed for plutonium c . Analysis 5 f water samplas amin progrems. Wormnl opr rt ions were ex peri ~ nre dduring this perid. The nperatien of tha neutralization station in the new Sigma building h8m recently been turned over to H-7. Thb function heretofore w a ~the responmibility of the Electroplating Section of Operation was routinm with satt8factory effluent quality. ?lanm tor remotely oparated final etflulrnt v8lv.s have b o n submitted and reviewed. Only 900 gallon. of waste wen received and no treat cnn t Ime caumtic control valve tor r w waatr n out ral it a tian ha. tinal work i m prognrring on tha equipment ne&rmsury to tra nmit tank level vrluer to TA 50. umll i n 8dvrnn of f i n 8 1 acceptance of TA-SO. him pha u ohauld he canplotad Anw tranmfer punp ham ken in rt all od tn the roakinq and
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hrc, -king and dryin9 nrios ara king run on two diff a rant Tho purpow of thee run. io to dote mino tho of fact of MUt faC a Und.n8y 80 that th io cquipmont rry be rolocatad a t 'PA-50. moving ot the tunno1 kiLn i o a100 under study by t h i o arowp. rot 8ocaptanm of the buiLding for occupancy. wuor81 doficio- that are king corrmctod by tho contr8ctor. or 8ro mi ting final chack out. Lat w t o r prooauro 8t the mito hrn h8Upr.d checking 8 and building occupancy. w8y. t o corrmet thia condition. Deaign of a nau boooror station i ou nkr - a t thew at ation r will be ready -11 in advancr of plant occupancy. Mechanic. for tho tr an of cr of mote from aither I n tho paot poriod than ha. boen an in crea win both the poprrhtion o t organiamo and tho util i ration of TWT. It is p ~ moibh th8t carbon and nitrogen are incraroing i n tho pilot plant tank due opeclos chongo in the tank. 8ddn by tho ferric - hydro ra a ic acid method. bmaya ara baing conductad for ch8ng.O work hrs henin it iata d on ident iii cation Of fatty I n 'ch part, difficult i oo havo boon encaunterod when 8n attempt U80 NC+ t o oht8in nitrate balaneeo bot mon the raw uaoto
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wqaerimmt# With tho Synthetic W88te indic8tq t h a t conridotable amount of aluminum nitrate ir decollporod a tter p.ratun8 as lw am 100. CI 36% of the original nitra to w.8 lor tat tee 12 hWr8 Of heating : a t 120. c, mf war lort after 10 houo of h w ting. Thoremuha would account for tho very high nitrate r ecw ori erin tho entr8lnamnt ln tho drying a i r stream. not .marin tho condonmate. It is poamible that 801 oorption phonownon accprm which precludes th io on train w nt. ralciua do not appoar inthe condenr8tc. and in thir respoct a n airnilat ta rtrontium 8nd cerium. condsnrato i n being rtudicd furthar. The appa aran ~of aluminum in tho condonmato ham rugqortod Tho origin of aluminum i n the kr aly sio on an additional 3s wator raupleo has kon caaplet.6 Rem rr ltr aro typical of thou obtained proviourly and copier have boon for wr ded to the USGS Alhuquerqua OZ f ice. 137 sampler havo kon prooared thur f8r t h i 8 yoar involving more than 1300 ocparata