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ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE - STAFF ACTION TAKEN AND PLANNED AS A RESULT OF COMMITTEE MEETING AT HANFORD Note by the Secretary The attached paper and AEC 156 will be the basis f o r an oral report to the Commission on October 27, 1948 by the Director of Biology and Medicine. Deputy General Manager Biology and Medicine Organization and Personnel
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consists of 3 pages ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION STAFF ACTION TAKEN AND PLANNED AS A RESULT OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AT THE HANFORD MEETING ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE Report by the Director of Biology and Medicine 1. Staff action on the particle problem - The recomendation of the Committee was reported to the Manager of Hanford Operations Office with the added recommendation that operations be resumed atthe canyon. This information was transfer ~ e di n turn to the Director of Production and to the contractor with resumption of activities. 2. Staff action on the building problem a t Hanford - The consideration of the buildings for the technical center as rel a - ted to the activities of the Division was discussed with re pre - sent at ives of the Manager of the Operations Office and with the representatives of the contractor. There has been included i n the 1950 budget funds for aquatic biology and fora farm for large animals. The recommendation of item for soil science laboratory was removed from t h e 1950 budget. 3. Staff action on the research program - The recommendation t o consider direct contracts for research, as well as to continue operations through the Office of Naval Research, has been ini - tia ted by discussions with the Legal Division and with represent a - tives of several universities to determine their reaction, It i s believed that simple contracts of type acceptable to universi ties can be brought up, which will enable closer contact t o be maintained. The suggestion of the Office of Naval Research that it be allowed a percentage for overhead on the administration of research contracts is being considered and will be taken up with
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the Legal Division, Finance Department and the Office of Naval 4. staff action on personnel situation at University of Rochester.- The personnel situation at the University of Rochester was discussed with the Director of the prDject atthe University and It is further planned t o engage in discussion with the Univers it y authorities and the New York Operations Office with regard 49 tothe program atthe University of Rochester. 5. Staff action on experimental therapy problem - There has been no staff action on the problem of experimental therapy by those holding contracts, funds for which have been provided by the Atomic Energy Commission, pending the p06Slble resolutions of the problem existing with Dr. Stone by correspondence from the Chairman of the Advisory Committee I n an unofficial capacity. 6. Staff action on RW program - Discussion of the RW program of the Chicago Toxicity Laboratory led to a review of the program as outlined by the Director of the Division with the key personnel at the Chicago Toxicity Laboratory and a visit by the Director to that laboratory on October 20. In addition, those phases of the program, biology and medicine, n o t t o be concentrated upon atthe Chicago Toxicity Laboratory, were discussed with represent a - tives of biology and medicine from Commission installations and holders of major contracts on October 20, and those phases of the program not assigned tothe Chicago Toxicity Laboratory were tentatively assigned t o those activities expressing interest in them and having facilities and personnel qualified to engage upon
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7. Staff action on Civilian Defense Planning problem - The staff action on relationship of the Atomic Energy Commission tothe problems of Civilian Defense Planning has resulted in several conferences of the Public and Technical Inf ormation Ser - vice and with other representatives of other interested divisi cns. Staff paper No. 157 has been prepared chiefly by the Public and Technical Information Service in collaboration with the Division of Biology and Medicine. 8. Staff action on distribution of cgclotron-produced& isotopes - Staff action with regard tothe recommendation on distribution of cyclotron-produced isotopes has been a not if ica - tion of the Chief, Isotopes Division, after consultation with the Division of Research of the desirability of making available such isotopes and the technical aspects of the matter under discussion. An item of $200,000 has been included inthe 1950 budget for this purpose, Discussions will shortly be undertaken with the Subcommittee of Radiobiology of t h e National Research Council, which is deeply interested in this problem. Telephonic communication has already been held with Dr. J. G. Hamilton, the Chairman of 9. Staff action with regard t o Alamogordo Area - Staff action with regard to the Alamogordo Area has been limited thus far to initial consideration of best means of controlling d is - integration of fused trinit it e, * Letters of appreciation for their cooperation and provision of facilities have been sent to the Manager of Hanford Operations Office and to representatives of the contractor rs staff.