Bulletin of the Medical Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory (1960)

Technical Report · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1960

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1061584· OSTI ID:1061584

Farr, Lee E. ^[1]

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1. Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Brookhaven National Laboratory is a national research center in which the Laboratory staff and scientists from other institutions, especially those located in the northeastern United States, carry out fundamental and applied research in the nuclear sciences and related subjects as an integral part of the nation-wide program of the Atomic Energy Commission. It was established as a cooperative venture between nine leading northeastern universities (Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, the University of Rochester, and Yale) and the government in recognition of the need for large and expensive equipments, and concentrations of scientific manpower for the successful prosecution of nuclear research. The primary objectives of the Laboratory are: 1. To seek new knowledge in the nuclear sciences and related fields with emphasis on programs that require such large-scale research tools as nuclear reactors, accelerators, and special laboratories which are beyond the scope of most or all individual institutions. 2. To encourage appropriate use of its facilities by scientists of college, university, industrial, and other laboratories. 3. To assist the Atomic Energy Commission in the solution of specific problems by utilizing the Laboratory's unique facilities or the special talents of its staff. 4. To make use of the Laboratory as an important auxiliary in the training of scientists and engineers and otherwise to assist in the dissemination of scientific and technical knowledge. The cooperative nature of the Brookhaven program is of paramount importance. A significant and increasing fraction of the scientists and engineers directly engaged in the scientific program is comprised of visitors from other institutions who take advantage of the special opportunities at Brookhaven to carry out specific research and to gain useful knowledge and experience.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-98CH10886
• OSTI ID: 1061584
• Report Number(s): BNL--83279-1960
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English