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on of Biology and Medicine Thank you for your l e t t e r of July 30 reporting the deliberations of the Advisory Committee for f3iologs. and Medicine held at their meeting i n June, We appreciate your endorsement of the plan of the Advisory Committee on Isotope Distribution t o charge 20% of the catalogue price for isotopes t o be used in the cancer program. We believe such a charge w i l l greatly assist i n reducing waste of such materials and keeping the program within t h e available level of support. The question of overhead allowances on lump-sum fixed overhead research contracts isa matter of concern t o the Commission. your recommendations on this problem won the termination of the study which has been initiated by the Division of Biology and Hedicine. The matter has far-reaching implications and i s intimately concerned with the larger question of Federal Government-University relationships, Your action relative to the revision of "The Effects of Atomic Weapons", and especially of those chapters dealing with the medical effects of blast, and neutron and thermal radiations, emphasizes the need for such revision a t an early date. We are concerned that the infomation avsrilable to the public and t o those responsible for civil defense should be a t all times as accurate and complete as possible. We shall be grateful for We do appreciate Dr. Wean's willingness t o serve as Vice Chakrmn of the Committee t o replace Dr. Goodpasture who retired on July 1. The reports of the Conrmitteefs activities azo always of interest to the Conmission; therefore, w e shall look forward t o receiving your report on the September meeting. UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY CONMISSION Room 5500, 49 West 49th Street New York 20, New York
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Fir, Gordon Dean, Ch; .nan Page 2 Dr. Dunham reported on t h e industrial hygiene and, health study of uranium mines and mills, He summarized a repod, made by the UFted States Public Public Health Service has recdnimended that pre-employment and periodic medical examinations should be dolie on a l l workers i n mines and mills. sh dies recomended include detail occupational and fiicdical histories and thorough physical examinations. periodic exaninations be perforned annually on every worker. The United States It was further recommended that these While we regret the radiation accident a t iirgonnc National &aboratory, We feel, however, that everything possible has been done t o alleviate distress and that much useful information will result that will. be of assistance i n preventing a major disaster in the future. Dr. Warren advised the Committee that, as a result of measurements made i n recent atomic bomb tests, he believed a revision should be made of the chapter8 jn Tlhe Wfects of Atomic Weapon8 dealing with blast, neutron, and t h e d the chapters i n the Manual dealing with the subjects mentioned should be revised t o depict the new data. The Committee was i n agreement with Dr. Warren and recommended that We shall miss Dr. Goodpasture, who has been with t h e Committee since its inception, f o r his wise counsel as an administrator, his independent thinking as a scientist, and f o r his candidly expressed convictions on all. major problems. We are fortunate indeed in having Dr. Wmen j o i n with u s to Dr. Joseph T. Wearn has gracioudy consented t o serve as our Vice Chairman upon the retirement of Dr. Goodpasture on July 1. The next meeting of the Committee i s scheduledto be held i n Washington, DOC. on Friday and Saturday, September 1 2 and 13, 1952, Chairman, Advisory Committee f o r Biology and Medicine