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Memo to S L Warren, Subject: Specific Proposals for the National Distribution of Radio-Isotopes Produced by the Manhattan Engineer District

Dated
Jan 3, 1946
Document type
Correspondence
Length
10 pages
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and wderstandhg of it, the fofloming orgaazatlon is recomsnded. Re ~ e c o ~ x s n dthat the President of the N&Zor.al Acadmy of Ssience be requosbod to nominate for kknhattan Eagineer District

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Public announcement of the general ~ l a nof procedure by the Manhattan E ag hom District should be mede, This ~ l a nsfio-dd , inclads the following 3 1. The appointment of the Policy Corn it toe by the 8'ablPlattan Engineer Distsiict (aftor nomination as spscified in II, I). The amd.ntnient of tho Advisory Panel by the Dmha-ttan 'Engineer District (aften noinination as smcifisd in TI, 3) with a statemnt of tont et ive poUhcy, Engineer District (as specified in IIo 2). 4* A statement br the Policy Committee to oach mcrmber of the Advisory Pans1 and of' a l l other nrobabily intenxrted indfviduals and orgmizatfons, both fnsiibe and outside t h e Mmhatt;an Eng b ser District I a. To &mi% a r-ta%m.entof' view and critiques of tho proposed plan and ~olicyto tho Folicy Comittee, b, To meet n i t h members of the Policy Conmi-ttao for the purpose OF sheping end exp lai7Litha Policy, eo To do both the above, by the Policy Committee, acceptance of this by the €Jmha%tan l?agineer District, and distribution of this, with a request for all proposed applicants t o conuunicate tiheir needs for radicactivs mstoriab to tho Executive Soorefay of t h e Allocation Board, in the fOU057ing mamarr a,, Publication fn scientific journals of mfde distributton, b, Direct Tom letter to all born htet.esBd parties,

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b o A list of availublv or mtentinllg zvrtilabic radls-. isotones (.to be suk it ted by the Allocation Roard 1,.' c , Cocias of the annlication form (fie6 belo::) e A statemefit that mktsrials will xo t be shinned for 1-2 months to al hv forth ; receint and orgaciza5icc Qualif ieB avnl.icntions wiil be honored by the Xllocation is avnilabla and the npoiicxitior: 3s such t k t EO such reference selected rrcmbers of the Advisory Paii ~ lT I ~ On ill.return it t o him with theix ccment s arid ~-econr;eridaLiocs The kllocatioi1 Board mogrese and rssult of such negotiations, Teen relativs nriosities or references are necessaryp Shipments xi3.1 be made directly f'rcm the r rod uci q leboratory is a rrmber, parked to the attention of tho € 1773liC2Rk, direct corresnondence betmeen the 1~:recu'tive Sacrotary and t h e

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anmers to the following (either directly or by roference -:;: an ? a did so tow reqmsted ; ~'orm,txrity, coricectration, sclvent required at tire Instrmentatlon arid e,merienced nersomel avzirable f o r measuremnt and for hecltn wote c tion ; Need for cont1ntiir:g SWPTLy in the solation of the mob.'Len Description of oromtsed croblem a5d its genesis, incluCing methods t o bo used znd tpa of solution sought: Denendence of nrcjrased ~ 3 r ~ b l mu w n rndiolsotom, in amount Previous emsrience sith padioisotom mter fai or other Possible a'iternata sources of nnterial requested, n i t h dfscussion; Possibility of reclaxation whdreturn.. 1, Sip attire of officer of instLtntion to the effect that tho raceiwt and for return of containars, 2.. Signature of amlicant stating kit3 willingness t o abide by dscicior, of Allozstion and Advisory 8oards and to adhere t o general wlicls; of diatributiw I ir.cluding gvarnatee of no secondary distribution not em licit ly cuthorized by t1:e Poiicy Coanittee

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Tfe submit the follotving lists of individuals from vhich nominutions t o theso comaittess could be made, Tith regard to (1) and (Z), the l5sts are exemplary rather than code te and mar easily be extended.

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