United States Transuranium Registry summary report to June 30, 1974 to USAEC Division of Biomedical and Environmental Research

Technical Report · Sat Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1974

OSTI ID:6929019

Norwood, W D; Newton, Jr, C E

This report gives some of the highlights of the US Transuranium Registry since its inception in late 1968 together with more detailed information concerning the activities for the year ending April 30, 1974. Articles are referred to which describe autopsy studies to determine plutonium body content, performed since 1949 for the purpose of evaluating plant health safety programs. The purpose of the Registry is described and its administrative direction is discussed. The Registry is a data collecting agency whose success depends upon how well the data is collected by the cooperating companies is described.

• Research Organization: Hanford Environmental Health Foundation, Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01837
• OSTI ID: 6929019
• Report Number(s): HEHF-22; ON: DE82015461
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AUTOPSY
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL MODELS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
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DISTRIBUTION
ELEMENTS
INDUSTRY
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RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS
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